PEACE OFFERING Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

peace offering

noun

Definition of peace offering

as in bribe

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Recent Examples of peace offering Sacha Baron Cohen reprises his role as Borat Sagdiyev, a journalist from Kazakhstan tasked with delivering a monkey as a peace offering to Vice President Mike Pence. — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026 This week, Cardi B makes a bold return, Miley Cyrus taps rock icons Lindsay Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood for a soulful peace offering, and Lola Young leans into her messy chaos. — Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025 After congregants walked around reflecting and connecting with the Cathedral, Roberson resumed services with familiar rituals —communion, peace offerings and prayers. — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025 To smooth over tensions, the New York Times says Zuckerberg gifted his next-door neighbors noise-canceling headphones as a peace offering. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for peace offering

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Corrupt naval officers turned ports they were supposed to be supervising into bribe-laden smuggling hubs, authorities say.

— Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Through subsequent court proceedings, prosecutors alleged Rozier accepted a $100,000 bribe to leave a 2023 Charlotte Hornets game early.

— Devon Henderson, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of bribe

Noun

The banks would make the loan only if the city awarded the developer a tax abatement.

— Kai Bird, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
In April, Deutsche Bank filed a foreclosure complaint against Kaufman Astoria Studios and its then owner Hackman Capital Partners, alleging a default on a $340 million loan that was due to be paid last fall.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of loan

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