buy off
verb
bought off; buying off; buys off
1
: to induce to refrain (as from prosecution) by a payment or other consideration
2
: to free (as from military service) by payment
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There’s a combination of reproduction, mid-century, and ’70s lights and antique lights bought off the internet.
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 6 Feb. 2025
Foreign governments must be careful to not be seen as corrupting or buying off Syrian leaders.
—Nafees Hamid, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2025
Some argue that Trump should be, in effect, bought off.
—Erik Jones, Foreign Affairs, 13 Jan. 2025
Unfortunately for Donald Trump and his disciples, Mother Nature—like the equally tempestuous Stormy Daniels—can’t be bought off with hush money.
—Jack Sullivan, airmail.news, 28 Dec. 2024
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 6 Feb. 2025
Foreign governments must be careful to not be seen as corrupting or buying off Syrian leaders.
—Nafees Hamid, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2025
Some argue that Trump should be, in effect, bought off.
—Erik Jones, Foreign Affairs, 13 Jan. 2025
Unfortunately for Donald Trump and his disciples, Mother Nature—like the equally tempestuous Stormy Daniels—can’t be bought off with hush money.
—Jack Sullivan, airmail.news, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Buy off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buy%20off. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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