as in incentive
something given or promised in order to improperly influence a person's conduct or decision
that judge refused a huge bribe to dismiss the charges against the wealthy defendant
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as in to lure
to influence someone with a bribe
meat inspectors were bribed, and the contaminated beef was sold to the public
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Recent Examples of bribe
Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Alleged bribes, gifts Meanwhile, the indictment alleges that Bradley accepted gifts and bribes from tow truck companies.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Lane Brown, Vulture, 15 May 2026
Please, holler at your boy, soften my enemies, bribe the devil.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
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Noun
Subscribe now The people were accused of having paid Indian government officials more than $250 million in bribes to obtain solar energy supply contracts worth more than $2 billion in profits.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Alleged bribes, gifts Meanwhile, the indictment alleges that Bradley accepted gifts and bribes from tow truck companies.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Verb
Dan Brahmy, the CEO of the bot-detection firm Cyabra, compares this to a professional soccer league in which every club has secretly bribed a referee.
—Lane Brown, Vulture, 15 May 2026
Please, holler at your boy, soften my enemies, bribe the devil.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bribe
Noun
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All of the candidates have made boosting film and TV production in the city a priority, even if the real impact likely comes from production incentives at the state or federal level.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
24 May 2026
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Internally, the data may be rich, but it is still bounded by the company’s own assumptions, incentives, and experiences.—
Henrik Totterman,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
Verb
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The film lures us into a mystery that’s a knowing gloss on all those old detective movies, as Joe is hired by Sharon Cobbs (Vicky Krieps), a platinum-blonde femme fatale whose older tycoon husband was just murdered.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
21 May 2026
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After Wally springs her from the Shaw's clutches, the group manages to lure the couple and some of their lackeys into the makeshift particle accelerator trap that former engineer Sam built out of old cathode-ray tube TVs.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
21 May 2026
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The real fix is to redesign the work so that a single team, with clear decision authority, can own an outcome end to end.—
Steve Taplin,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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And Bracken Darrell, president and chief executive officer, is feeling pretty good about taking the company’s turnaround fully out of the fix-it phase and into the growth phase.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
Verb
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And while her exact sneakers are sold out, the newest version—the Glycerin 23—is ready to buy.—
Kaelin Dodge,
InStyle,
25 May 2026
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Hook recommends going to your grocery store deli counter to ask for slices or cheese blocks instead of buying them already prepackaged.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
24 May 2026
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Renter Mandy Feng, who prefers to use a pseudonym for fear of being seen criticizing the authorities, said the stimulus the government is offering has failed to offset people’s anxiety over an uncertain economic outlook.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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Perhaps sensing this, the league trotted out a series of onstage stimuli between picks.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Verb
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That means seducing Paris Carver, Elliot's wife and Bond's ex, portrayed by Teri Hatcher.—
John Russell,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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Picture yourself in a boat on the Riviera… Most rock superstars have been seduced by the glamor of the Cannes Film Festival at some point in their career.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
Noun
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How does my kitchen environment affect my motivation for cooking?—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2026
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Practice Emotional Self-Regulation Emotional contagion can be a motivation killer.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Lifting the interest rates paid for deposits that banks park at the Fed would entice lenders to divert dollars from checking and savings accounts to the Central Bank, curbing the loan portfolios that fuel expenditures across the economy.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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But to get there, Kalshi and Polymarket need to entice market-makers like Citadel Securities and Jane Street to take the other side of whatever bet these platforms’ vibe-surfing users want to make.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
19 May 2026
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“Bribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bribe. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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