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
Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
Andrew Do Former Orange County Republican supervisor gets five years in prison after taking $550,000 in bribes to divert $10 million in COVID relief dollars meant for seniors to a non-profit that paid his daughters.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 15 June 2025
Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2025
No more sad scooping sessions or bribing your kids to help.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 18 June 2025
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Noun
As an official with the Congolese government’s customs quality control office, the 26-year-old knew the risks of resisting bribes offered to public officials.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
Andrew Do Former Orange County Republican supervisor gets five years in prison after taking $550,000 in bribes to divert $10 million in COVID relief dollars meant for seniors to a non-profit that paid his daughters.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 15 June 2025
Verb
So far, Norah has kept her promise to her grandmother, fending off developers and city inspectors bribed to condemn the Florodora.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2025
No more sad scooping sessions or bribing your kids to help.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bribe
Noun
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Companies can offer discounts or incentives to customers to try to entice them to buy trips or vacations.—
Corina Vanek,
AZCentral.com,
7 July 2025
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The bill eliminates critical renewable energy incentives, redirects funding toward fossil fuels and nuclear power, and dismantles key progressive priorities of the Biden administration.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
7 July 2025
Verb
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The shift in temperature translates into a false spring, lures the seeds to crack open; without this deception, the seeds refuse to sprout into life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 July 2025
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The National Museum of African American History and Culture’s archive features postcards depicting Black children sitting near swamps to lure alligators.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 July 2025
Noun
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The meeting between King Charles’ aides and Prince Harry’s is not seen as a definitive fix to their relationship, but as the first step towards a reconciliation.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
14 July 2025
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Here’s the fix: no meeting should last longer than 15 minutes unless necessary.—
Jason Walker PsyD,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Verb
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The winner, who chose to stay anonymous, bought the ticket at a QuickTrip gas station, at 2051 FM 663 in Midlothian, the release states.—
Samara Gerstle,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 July 2025
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The legislation, in part, calls for a 500% tariff on goods imported from countries that continue to buy Russian oil, gas, uranium and other exports.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Chinese markets were sharply higher in earlier trading, buoyed by signs of possible additional stimulus measures in China and Goldman Sachs Group’s upgrade of Hong Kong stocks to market-weight.—
Teresa Cerojano,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Using a tool to measure how patients perceive stimuli like temperature and touch, researchers in Germany found that women with lipedema had a lower pain threshold compared with other women.—
Francesca Gilbard,
NBC news,
10 July 2025
Verb
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But what really seduced me was the transgressive idea of imagining who else lives inside each of us.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
19 June 2025
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Teenagers and their parents can be easily seduced, so Underwood is respected for his role in keeping those players at Thorp Arch.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
Noun
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Here are a few of the motivations that incentive experts to switch teams.—
Melanie Hughes,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Over the years, many readers have shared how Ruby inspired them to pursue their dreams and gave them the motivation to graduate.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
Verb
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For six months, President Trump tried to entice Putin to the table.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 July 2025
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Culinary delight often begins with a visual feast that entices people to indulge in delicious flavors.—
Molly Peck,
USA Today,
10 July 2025
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“Bribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bribe. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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