as in bribe
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Recent Examples of douceur
Bordeaux’s sleepy country cousin is known for what the Bordelaise call the douceur de vivre — the gentle way of life.
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David Lansing, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2019
David Lansing, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for douceur
Noun
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Bolden pleaded not guilty on April 11, 1997, to taking bribes.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2026
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In exchange for bribes, members of the Venezuelan National Guard loaded the cocaine onto the plane.—
Jay Weaver
January 8,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Schwartzman, though, is comic gold as an inappropriate inlaw while Sessa brightens things up as a broken-hearted sop who insinuates himself with all the elan of a Lab puppy into the neighbor’s next door household.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
3 Dec. 2025
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President Jimmy Carter created the department in 1979 as a sop to the teachers unions.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
22 Nov. 2025
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“Douceur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/douceur. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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