Thesaurus results for BRIBED

bribed

verb

past tense of bribe

as in lured

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 bribed The country’s largest wine and spirits distributor has entered into an agreement with federal prosecutors to resolve allegations that its executives and employees bribed alcohol retailers for favorable placement of certain products. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 In 2015, a lower court convicted the former prime minister of having bribed a senator, handing him a three-year sentence. — CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 Then on Thursday, less than a month later, a federal indictment was unsealed alleging that LeVota bribed a county lawmaker in order to ensure their recusal from the race for the county’s top seat. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026 Stories on family dynamics include being bribed with McDonald’s to keep secrets and coping with the loss of his mother before his father quickly remarried. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 31 July 2026 Retained for criminal defense work, Dwyer bribed an NYPD officer to access a confidential federal law enforcement database, obtaining personal information on government witnesses. — David Niccolini, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 In exchange, the indictment said, the bettors bribed Beasley and his debts to Davis were reduced or eliminated. — ABC News, 1 July 2026 Undercover recordings allegedly captured Owens detailing how public officials could be bribed and how the illicit funds could be laundered through businesses and campaign donations, the outlet reported. — Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026 Two months later, chairman Lord Triesman, who passed away earlier this year, was forced to quit after being recorded speculating about referees being bribed at the World Cup. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 2 June 2026

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Verb

Or maybe he was lured into his thoughtless comments because of the jocularity inside that room full of reporters.

— Candace Buckner, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Voight’s trio became an industry conduit to Trump, pitching the president on ways to stem the flow of production overseas as it was lured by increasingly attractive tax credits.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of lured

Verb

Many have taken up such invitations, seduced by the island’s stress-free, go-slow rhythm.

— Michelle Jana Chan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026
Or if leadership got seduced by silhouette, movement and atmosphere, neglecting to marry the galleries to the overall concept.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of seduced

Verb

While Bryan the Medical Courier may not be a marquee attraction, Abrams plays his bumbling so hilariously yet relatably that some kids may be enticed.

— Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
Once inside the warehouse, shoppers tend to linger, enticed by a potent cocktail of comforting routine, retail adrenaline and cheap eats.

— Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of enticed

Verb

Twenty-four centuries later, Jonathan Franzen destroyed his laptop’s Ethernet port so he wouldn’t be tempted to go online.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
You might be tempted to label it pull-quote hyperbole had the Oscar-winning documentarian put this particular testimonial near the beginning of his two-part, four-hour movie.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of tempted

Verb

And so, in many ways, the well of public opinion was already poisoned.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026
Colonizers call it voluntary emigration, but there is nothing voluntary about fleeing after your home has been bombed, your fields poisoned, your water cut off and your child buried.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of poisoned

Verb

Many attributed the country’s stability and prosperity to Putin, who in fact had little to do with either.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
The administration's efforts had the potential to be especially disruptive in states like Washington and Oregon that send out ballots entirely by mail.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of had

Verb

This may then seem like yet another story about how Trump has wrecked norms and corrupted the rule of law.

— James Surowiecki, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
The difference with those films is that all those guys came in corrupted by something or had something mentally going on.

— Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026

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