slush funds

plural of slush fund

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slush funds
Noun
  • Forty years ago, Donald Homa, a professor of psychology at Arizona State University specializing in memory and the visual perception of linguistic stimuli, was contacted by officials at the American Speed Reading Academy with an extraordinary tale.
    Big Think, Big Think, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Using a mouse model lacking the Cntnap2 gene, scientists recorded heightened activity in the RTN when animals faced stimuli such as light flashes or air puffs.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Green technologies may qualify for financial incentives.
    Michaila Byrne, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • In the past few decades market mechanisms and financial incentives to address deforestation have been implemented, notably in regions with high rates of deforestation through jurisdictional REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) programs.
    Robert G. Eccles, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • What investigators conclude about Robinson’s motivations may have far-reaching consequences beyond his own criminal case.
    Connor Greene, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
  • When employers look past pedigrees and see workers’ singular abilities, histories, and motivations, skills gaps disappear.
    Ryan Stowers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 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
  • The original system, completed in 1992, took 35 years to build but since then more segments and spurs have been added onto the network.
    Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In a statement issued Wednesday, Merz said the incursion fits a broader pattern of provocations along NATO's eastern flank and in the Baltic Sea region.
    Amanda Castro Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Worrying less about Taiwan, Beijing increasingly viewed North Korea’s nuclear provocations as a threat to China’s security interests rather than as an insurance policy against Taiwan’s independence.
    SHUXIAN LUO, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Slush funds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slush%20funds. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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