as in incentive
something given or promised in order to improperly influence a person's conduct or decision
that judge refused a huge bribe to dismiss the charges against the wealthy defendant
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as in to lure
to influence someone with a bribe
meat inspectors were bribed, and the contaminated beef was sold to the public
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Recent Examples of bribe
Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 15 May 2025
Landis was appointed baseball’s first commissioner in 1921 in the aftermath of what would become known as the Black Sox scandal, when eight Chicago White Sox players found to have taken bribes to throw games during the 1919 World Series.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 13 May 2025
Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 27 May 2025
Even after the mandate was struck down, Obama’s vision of setting the groundwork for Medicaid for All persisted, effectively bribing states with federal taxpayer dollars to expand coverage.
—Jennifer Butler, National Review, 18 May 2025
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Noun
She was infamously shown stuffing $1,000 in cash bribes into her bra in a photo that was released by the feds.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 15 May 2025
Landis was appointed baseball’s first commissioner in 1921 in the aftermath of what would become known as the Black Sox scandal, when eight Chicago White Sox players found to have taken bribes to throw games during the 1919 World Series.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 13 May 2025
Verb
And then there’s Westminster Councilmember Amy Phan West who pleaded not guilty earlier this year to a misdemeanor charge of trying to bribe a parking officer.
—Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 27 May 2025
Even after the mandate was struck down, Obama’s vision of setting the groundwork for Medicaid for All persisted, effectively bribing states with federal taxpayer dollars to expand coverage.
—Jennifer Butler, National Review, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bribe
Noun
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Deadline first told you this was in the works earlier this month and part of SP Media’s plans to boost local Hollywood shoots following their U.S. film and TV production incentive proposal to the President Donald Trump White House.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
20 May 2025
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Use incentive campaigns to drive reach growth and engagement, which will enhance conversions across your websites and platforms.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
Verb
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Brooks, in her movies, lures men to their doom—or taunts men with her availability, only to refuse them.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
23 May 2025
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Competitive tax incentives from other states and countries have also slowly and steadily lured studios away from California.—
Veronica Miracle,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
Noun
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That brings us to the capitulation of American corporations to the partisan, ideological assault on diversity, equity and inclusion, and specifically to the fix Target is in.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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And the city and state taxpayers will bear the cost of any fix — and does anyone really think our government is capable of doing that effectively? — Dean Gerber, Chicago Submit a letter, of no more than 400 words, to the editor here or email letters@chicagotribune.com.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
Verb
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Having traveled to 75 countries, bought real estate in 24, established businesses in 7, and educated her children in 4, Kathleen is the go-to expert on expat life.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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The thinking was simple: If many more power-hungry data centers needed to be built, stocks of industrial companies that sell products used within those facilities – such as Eaton and Vertiv – should be bought.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
28 May 2025
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The recordings revealed that AWB and ASH, two neurons that are responsible for making sense of olfactory stimuli, were activated when the corpses and fluids were present, indicating that the worms were smelling the signature of death.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
23 May 2025
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When we get stung by a wasp, the association between pain and wasps is encoded in the region of the brain called the amygdala, which connects simple stimuli with basic emotions.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
21 May 2025
Verb
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Sirens is smartest when paralleling the entitlement of 21st century American wealth with Ancient Greek divinity, skewering the insularity and entitlement of these modern plutocrats who throw galas to honor themselves and to torment or seduce the mortals who are their employees and playthings.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2025
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This would suck capital investment back to America in a nanosecond and financially seduce companies to reshore factories, labs and headquarters back here with bargain-low tax rates.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Have the Yankees used that fifth inning for motivation or just flushed it?—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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The process is also shaped by a long-term signaling process where candidates express interest or withdraw based on personal motivations and interactions with the current leader.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Verb
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The Navy also has spent considerably more than the others to entice sailors to reenlist, doling out retention bonuses to roughly 70,000 service members for each of the past three years.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 May 2025
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Duffy recently announced a sweeping program to upgrade the agency's technology infrastructure, as well as hiring incentives to entice more would-be air traffic controllers.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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“Bribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bribe. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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