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 On the beach, Nia gets coconuts for Janet and Michelle, which feels like a real peace offering. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 July 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for peace offering

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Noun

While some critics cast this proposal as a bribe, the president has defended it and repeated the pledge at campaign rallies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
Text messages between Diamantis and his daughter suggest there may have been a more concrete plan to pay bribes than Roy has admitted.

— Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of bribe

Noun

The rollback of standards is a sop to industry at the expense of air quality, public health and the climate.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
The sound can feel dense, but never overloaded — and there are certainly no obvious sops to commerciality here.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of sop

Noun

Polaris provided The Drive with travel, hotel accommodations, and a day-long loan of this vehicle for the purpose of writing this review.

— Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 2 Nov. 2026
Erlichman bought out her contract from her previous manager for $750 with a loan from Streisand.

— Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of loan

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