slush fund

noun

Definition of slush fundnext
as in stimulation

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Recent Examples of slush fund Tamarac finds a $500,000 political slush fund (editorial, May 20, 2026). — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2026 That contradiction has kept public attention on the slush fund and away from the immunity agreement, the second agreement Blanche signed and said will remain in place. — Nick Akerman, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026 Crucially, the administration is also trying to avoid a fight over the payout plan, which has been deemed a political slush fund by critics, while the Senate considers Blanche’s nomination for attorney general. — Sarah Fitzpatrick, The Atlantic, 11 June 2026 This week, Senate Democrats will push legislation to ban this slush fund and ensure no president can ever do this again. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for slush fund
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slush fund
  1. stimulation
  2. motivation
  3. stimulus
  4. incentive
  5. seduction
  6. spur
  7. provocation
  8. incitement
Noun
  • The soft frame stands independently and offers several stimulation options, including a black-and-white spinning ball and a rotating bee.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Those spaces allow guests to step away from the crowds, noise and other stimulation.
    — Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of stimulation
Noun
  • This simply exposes the true motivation of some who have advocated opposition to this transaction.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Mental health conditions such as depression can sap both energy and motivation, while medical issues including hypothyroidism, anemia and chronic fatigue syndrome can also cause debilitating symptoms.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of motivation
Noun
  • The third is to develop novel variations of your stimuli or your benchmark items in order to test robustness and generalization.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The country on Monday reported disappointing retail sales and industrial production growth for July, fueling hopes for more rate cuts and stimulus.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of stimulus
Noun
  • The merger threatens to push production further abroad amid an already ongoing exodus, as well as to other states with cushy tax incentives.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
  • When compensation is tied to conversion, the incentive structure can encourage aggressive and off-brand marketing tactics.
    — Ivan Doruda, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of incentive
Noun
  • Several symbolic scenes, similarly unfolding in sinuous long takes—a ritualistic repetition of local habits at the junk yard, a formal dance of non-seduction at a luncheonette with a jukebox—lay bare the town’s ingrained and unyielding mores.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Some Venus signs prefer seduction through mystery and minimalism, while others enjoy eccentricity or perhaps even maximalism.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of seduction
Noun
  • So, abruptly, we were shunted onto hospice care — the dead-end spur of the American medical system.
    — Kim Clark, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Depending on the excursion’s stops, snorkelers might float above patch reefs or explore the channels between spur-and-groove coral formations as the reef slopes into deeper water.
    — Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of spur
Noun
  • Nobody’s taken the bait regarding White and Freedom’s trollish provocations.
    — Jemele Hill, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The man who punched a woman walking on a sidewalk without provocation in Charlotte’s Dilworth neighborhood last week has been jailed and charged with assault with a deadly weapon, court documents show.
    — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of provocation
Noun
  • Thus, agency as a concept gained a greater liveliness, from passive effect to active incitement.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
  • He was arrested in Lebanon in July 2025 and sentenced to three months in prison for incitement to religious and sectarian conflict.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
Definition of incitement

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“Slush fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slush%20fund. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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