slush fund

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Recent Examples of slush fund Do billions in grants to elite universities fund life-saving technologies of the future or just constitute a slush fund for woke indoctrination? Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 16 May 2025 Source: University reports The endowment is not a piggy bank University endowments, though occasionally staggering in size, are not slush funds. Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025 Those funds went to the chancellor’s office, part of a slush fund that paid for lavish dinners at the chancellor’s La Jolla mansion, unnecessary travel and other wastes. U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025 The key is to avoid letting your money sit idle and turn into a nameless slush fund. Shane Enete, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for slush fund
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slush fund
Noun
  • For those with prostates, perineal stimulation can also indirectly create deep arousal and enhance orgasm.
    Essence, Essence, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Weimaraners are another high-energy option, requiring both mental and physical stimulation.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The neighbor, who denied any political motivations in the attack, pleaded guilty to assaulting a member of Congress was sentenced to eight months behind bars.
    Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
  • What investigators conclude about Robinson’s motivations may have far-reaching consequences beyond his own criminal case.
    Richard Hall, Time, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The hope was that a quick jolt of stimulus (delivered without haste) could stir an economic recovery.
    Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The factory is a throwback to a pre-Rust Belt America, providing ~200 jobs, endless pride, and a stimulus that benefits the rest of the local economy.
    Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The projects received millions in state and local tax incentives after promising to create thousands of new jobs.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Both the Kansas and Missouri legislatures have extended the team’s incentive package deadlines to give them more time to make a decision.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Claude can’t disentangle her years-ago affair with Mathias from feelings of self-recrimination and guilt, and seesaws between anger and seduction.
    Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
  • This is the seduction drawing the ultra rich.
    Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Skechers Hands-free Go Walk Flex-relish Slip-ins Among the thousands of reviewers are nurses, teachers, and everyday people who struggle with foot problems from spurs to plantar fasciitis—all singing the praises of these Go Walk Flex-Relish Slip-ins.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Part of the third-largest living coral barrier reef system in the world, the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is home to 6,000 animal species, many of which swim above spur-and-groove reefs (corals separated by channels of sand) that rarely dip below the 45-foot mark.
    Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The provocation unsettled many in the profession — and for good reason.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Speaking after a pre-arranged meeting in London, defense ministers from the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy denounced the incident, calling it unacceptable provocation.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The study was even able to link these beliefs with the incitement of violence and extremism.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Prosecutors are expected to push for continued detention, arguing that releasing him could pose a risk of further incitement.
    Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025

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“Slush fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slush%20fund. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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