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
Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Is this really all that the season has leading to, a simple bribe?
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2025
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Florida Republican Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna is accusing leaders from her own party of threatening and bribing other lawmakers to block her effort to allow proxy voting for new parents in the House of Representatives.
—Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 27 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Cofer alleged at a Dec. 17 City Council meeting that she had been offered a bribe in exchange for supporting a contract extension for Chan.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Is this really all that the season has leading to, a simple bribe?
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
The same history that members of Congress cited in their decision to negotiate and adopt the FCPA includes the names of dozens of U.S. companies that bribed their way into valuable concessions, procurement contracts, and deals.
—Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2025
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Florida Republican Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna is accusing leaders from her own party of threatening and bribing other lawmakers to block her effort to allow proxy voting for new parents in the House of Representatives.
—Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bribe
Noun
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The Trump administration is also working to undo incentives around clean energy, particularly the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.—
Umair Irfan,
Wired News,
26 Apr. 2025
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In other words, the additional $10.8 million was a margin of error for Centene’s calculations — and an incentive for Florida not to do its own analysis to see if the company was accurate.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2025
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Hybrid models dominate, with companies offering commute perks to lure workers back, per Crunchbase.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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According to the suit, at one point as VML's father tried to secure her release, New Orleans ICE Field Office Director Mellissa Harper began interrogating the family's attorney about the father's immigration status and attempted to lure him into custody as well.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2025
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Weekly Newsletter Get your fix of JSTOR Daily’s best stories in your inbox each Thursday.—
Angelica Frey,
JSTOR Daily,
3 May 2025
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Citizens are encouraged to contact their senators and representatives and ask for a fix, correction, adaptation or update.—
Frank Fellone,
Arkansas Online,
2 May 2025
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The system allows foreigners to buy EU citizenship through an investment—usually around $500,000—but the European Commission took legal action against the small Mediterranean island nation over the scheme, citing security concerns.—
Passport by ForbesLife,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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The easiest and most expensive way is to buy Scrappy’s Firewater Tincture, but there’s a half dozen ways to get heat into a drink, like muddling a pepper in the tin, or infusing the spirit.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
3 May 2025
Noun
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But car buyers in 2021 were enjoying low interest rates and federal stimulus checks.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
1 May 2025
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Beijing has ramped up economic support since late September, but measures so far have not cumulated in the large-scale stimulus that many investors have hoped for.—
Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2025
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After turning undead and hiding her bite wound, Mary easily gets permission to re-enter the building, and quickly seduces Stack, before murdering him and infecting him with the vampire curse.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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But the next pope may be seduced by that glitter again.—
Howard Chua-Eoan,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Political, religious, and family motivations divided the cardinals, preventing a majority, during a time when cardinals were not cut off from the outside world.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
3 May 2025
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Protecting Jane’s legacy and privacy are strong motivations for her sister.—
Kim Campbell,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 May 2025
Verb
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Rewarding a top-10 goal-scorer with the Selke could entice voters.—
Rob Rossi,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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The state’s Department of Insurance is rolling out a series of policy changes aimed at enticing insurers back into the market.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Bribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bribe. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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