as in corrupt
open to improper influence and especially bribery
there's a rumor that that judge is eminently corruptible
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Recent Examples of corruptible
From fragmented records to corruptible datasets and the general noise across social media, agentic systems are facing a trust and truth crisis at the most fundamental level.
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Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Iran prefers weak allies over strong ones, and corrupt and corruptible governments over ones that respond to their citizens’ needs.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Iran prefers weak allies over strong ones, and corrupt and corruptible governments over ones that respond to their citizens’ needs.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corruptible
Adjective
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As the operation grows across the city-wide black market, their ambitions clash with corrupt authorities, rival butchers and a shifting political landscape, pushing the family toward dangerous alliances and violent consequences.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
19 Apr. 2026
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Then Joe Biden and his corrupt administration comes along and makes matters worse, allowing thousands of criminals to enter our country illegally, pillaging Americans while being pampered in luxury hotels on our dime.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Her work plainly belongs to this lineage of witchy writers, women whose deliciously corrupted scenes of home and hearth produce fear and wild laughter at once.—
Kristen Roupenian,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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And then as with all of those artists that are beyond music but are actually cultural icons, all of the corruptive things come, and the body becomes corrupted.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The film follows a Border Patrol agent, Charlie Smith (Jack Nicholson), who gets drawn into a human-smuggling operation by his new partner, the venal and murderous Cat, played by Harvey Keitel.—
Alexander Nazaryan,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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Advertisement Anutin’s detractors accuse him of being an anachronistic throwback to old-style venal money politics that won’t arrest Thailand’s economic tailspin.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
2 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Prior to that time, a conservative who dared toss the dirty indictment at his or her opponent would face disapproval from all directions, and, of course, condemnation from the legacy media.—
Bob Ehrlich,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Apr. 2026
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Knicks fans have grown accustomed to Hart doing the dirty work throughout the past four postseasons, but this is the first time first-year Knicks head coach Mike Brown has gotten to deploy the do-it-all guard’s versatility in the playoffs.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Still just missing that big hit to put some of these crooked numbers up there.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Look for anything loose, crooked, damaged, or scratched.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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She isn’t burdened by the need to shed a darker, more mercenary child-star past.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2026
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No investment, then mercenary mode kicks in for many pros.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Additional changes for the site include adding new rating filters and creating purchasable reports based on its data.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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The dress, by the way, is tagged and purchasable.—
Tim Requarth,
Longreads,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Corruptible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corruptible. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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