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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Lester fled, but Beau followed him, demanding the missing finger because without it, his corrupt past could come to light.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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Congress was moved to act at the urging of the major pro leagues’ commissioners, who testified in 1991 that sports betting undermined the integrity of games and invited corrupt influences.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Backups can become corrupted over time and be useless if this happens.—
Chongwei Chen,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Signalis’s radio-receiver module is reminiscent of Metal Gear Solid’s radio conversations, and players will need to utilize it to unlock safes and fight against corrupted enemies.—
George Yang,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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One argued that what Janis took to be a herd mentality might just as well be seen as deliberate, venal compliance.—
David Merritt Johns,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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Berger and Nina Gold cast Tilda Swinton as Cynthia Blithe, the private investigator who tracks him, laser like, to China, with Fala Chen playing Dao Ming, the savvy hostess who sees something behind Doyle’s desperate tactics, and Alex Jennings as an expat of the most venal variety.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The clinic was dirtier than any of the animal hospitals that Strickland had worked in, with swarms of cockroaches hiding between the metal cages.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Also, dual water tanks ensure the robot vacuum is not recirculating dirty water on my hard floors.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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After a disastrous attempt at bedding Minde’s ex-girlfriend Edita (Vaidilė Juozaitytė), our flat-top sporting hero with a crooked smile meets Monika (Digna Kulionytė), an ambitious, studious beauty from the middle-class area of town.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
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Another crooked number against the Dodgers’ bullpen in the seventh inning cemented a 6-2 Game 4 victory that evened the World Series at two games apiece.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Governments have turned to the Kremlin’s private mercenary army, the Africa Corps — formerly known as the Wagner Group — for protection.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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The protagonist’s diabolical plot is fuelled by an unmanageable tangle of emotions, including raging jealousy, mercenary self-interest, and resentment of Eileen’s professional and intellectual accomplishments, which sparks shame at her own cosseted frivolity.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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At the same time, the Home Buyer Scarcity Index, which measures how crunched an area is for purchasable homes, has spiked.—
Nigel Chiwaya,
NBC news,
28 Aug. 2025
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For example, in Colorado, Utah and West Virginia, only soft drinks and/or soda would no longer be purchasable with SNAP.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Corruptible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corruptible. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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