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as in grouping
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
a boodle of teenagers boarded the bus together
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as in fortune
a very large amount of money
we saved a boodle by buying a house that's off the beaten path
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as in bribe
something given or promised in order to improperly influence a person's conduct or decision
an IRS agent was caught accepting some boodle from people she was auditing
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Recent Examples of boodle
There are more critical elections and bigger prizes on which that boodle is better spent.
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Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 4 Nov. 2023
Big Labor’s coffers, where the boodle has been put to use for preferred Democrat candidates and liberal referenda.
—Jack Fowler, National Review, 12 July 2022
To the extent that the effects are felt on those individuals’ bank accounts, these actors can typically find ways to navigate around the harshest of punishments and keep the boodle flowing.
—Blaise Malley, The New Republic, 17 Nov. 2021
His boodle took him to a pole barn on the edges of town, where his brother Ray was having a wedding reception.
—John Carlisle, Freep.com, 21 Aug. 2020
Laura Marston, a 38-year-old Type 1 diabetic, does not want to see the ADA get a dime of bailout boodle.
—Audrey Farley, The New Republic, 14 May 2020
But instead of plopping his funds in Manhattan high-rises or Miami beach-fronts, Kolomoisky’s network tried a different tack, opting to stuff his boodle in metallurgy plants across the Rust Belt, and buildings in downtown Cleveland.
—Casey Michel, The New Republic, 16 Dec. 2019
Some of the boodle is going to people who are barely farmers at all.
—BostonGlobe.com, 7 Dec. 2019
But if the politics of 2021 is to achieve anything close to what most Americans require, the path cannot be paved with the boodle and the influence of the wealthy.
—Libby Watson, The New Republic, 6 Sep. 2019
Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 4 Nov. 2023
Big Labor’s coffers, where the boodle has been put to use for preferred Democrat candidates and liberal referenda.
—Jack Fowler, National Review, 12 July 2022
To the extent that the effects are felt on those individuals’ bank accounts, these actors can typically find ways to navigate around the harshest of punishments and keep the boodle flowing.
—Blaise Malley, The New Republic, 17 Nov. 2021
His boodle took him to a pole barn on the edges of town, where his brother Ray was having a wedding reception.
—John Carlisle, Freep.com, 21 Aug. 2020
Laura Marston, a 38-year-old Type 1 diabetic, does not want to see the ADA get a dime of bailout boodle.
—Audrey Farley, The New Republic, 14 May 2020
But instead of plopping his funds in Manhattan high-rises or Miami beach-fronts, Kolomoisky’s network tried a different tack, opting to stuff his boodle in metallurgy plants across the Rust Belt, and buildings in downtown Cleveland.
—Casey Michel, The New Republic, 16 Dec. 2019
Some of the boodle is going to people who are barely farmers at all.
—BostonGlobe.com, 7 Dec. 2019
But if the politics of 2021 is to achieve anything close to what most Americans require, the path cannot be paved with the boodle and the influence of the wealthy.
—Libby Watson, The New Republic, 6 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boodle
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The new grouping is made up of a broad spectrum of opposition forces, from Islamist factions to moderates.Lauren Kent, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
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Golden State could use a connector, and Thornton can adapt to various personnel groupings and styles.Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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Huang has almost all of his fortune tied up in a 3.5% stake in Nvidia stock, and briefly vaulted into the world’s top 10 richest in October after shares rose to a new all-time high of almost $144.Lindsey Choo, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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The crew includes Chun Wang of Malta, an entrepreneur who made a fortune in cryptocurrency and an avid adventurer.Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
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In April, a former chief inspector of the State Bank was given life in prison for accepting a five-million-dollar bribe to overlook financial problems at SCB.Amanda Gerut, Fortune Asia, 12 Dec. 2024
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Edgar Cisneros, the former city manager of Commerce, also pleaded guilty in the plot in which local officials allegedly took bribes to hand out permits for marijuana businesses.Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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The character is one of the powerful Aes Sedai – a group of women with the ability to channel the One Power who are part of an elite sisterhood.Denise Petski, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Wilken cannot create such an entity, which under labor law requires (among other things) a group of employees who successfully petition the NLRB or a state labor board for recognition as a bargaining unit and accompanying votes.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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This includes five free decor bundles, two loading screens, three player banners, and the Raven's Mausoleum Build.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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The following year, Taylor opted for glamorous bundles and a bold red lip at the VH1 Divas Holiday Party.Larry Stansbury, Essence, 9 Dec. 2024
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The initial batch of 14,000 chargers are being supplied by Siemens, ChargePoint and Blink, according to the USPS.Jarrett Renshaw and Alexandra Ulmer, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
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That completes the constellation's first orbital shell, following a launch of an initial batch of six satellites for testing back in January.New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2024
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On 10 nights each season, the Brothers Manning pile into their Monday Night Football sidecar, offering football junkies a bracing dose of hardcore X’s and O’s that’s regularly leavened by an almost giddy irreverence.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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The chief suspect in the killing of Brian Thompson appears to have dumped something on a pile of trash bags before shooting the UnitedHealthcare chief executive in New York, footage obtained by Newsweek shows.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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The Survivor producers always throw a bunch of twists out there.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Google has worked to bring as many features as possible into the model itself, rather than run a bunch of individual and siloed products, in order to be able to do more with Gemini in more places.David Pierce, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Boodle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boodle. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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