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Recent Examples of baksheesh
For Bondi to bless this Qatari sheikh's big bad Boeing baksheesh is another not so funny joke in a long line this year.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
In Syria, this would have taken days if not weeks, and would have required considerable baksheesh (bribes), which necessarily accompanies every government task big and small.
—Firmin Debrabander, The New Republic, 7 Nov. 2022
In Cairo baksheesh is the simplest way to cut through the airport’s tangle of red tape.
—The Economist, 29 June 2019
Mr. Trump was a chieftain demonstrating his potency with a flourish of baksheesh.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2016
Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
In Syria, this would have taken days if not weeks, and would have required considerable baksheesh (bribes), which necessarily accompanies every government task big and small.
—Firmin Debrabander, The New Republic, 7 Nov. 2022
In Cairo baksheesh is the simplest way to cut through the airport’s tangle of red tape.
—The Economist, 29 June 2019
Mr. Trump was a chieftain demonstrating his potency with a flourish of baksheesh.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baksheesh
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According to The Associated Press, prosecutors are investigating whether the sisters accepted bribes or kickbacks in connection with the appropriation of city funds to a migrant shelter provider.—
CBS New York Team,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The feds are reportedly investing whether the three received bribes in exchange for actions taken on behalf of BHRAGS Home Care, a nonprofit that provides in-home services to the sick and elderly but expanded to also include emergency shelters for migrants.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The point is the flattering below-shoulder length—and the aesthetic payoff with minimal maintenance.—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
1 Apr. 2026
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The executors have responded by arguing that the application of their expertise to other productions about the singer has already provided a huge payoff to the estate.—
Naomi Cahn,
The Conversation,
1 Apr. 2026
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This was seen as a sop to the luxury sector of manufacturers like Ferrari, Aston Martin, Volkswagen’s Bentley and Lamborghini.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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Schwartzman, though, is comic gold as an inappropriate inlaw while Sessa brightens things up as a broken-hearted sop who insinuates himself with all the elan of a Lab puppy into the neighbor’s next door household.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
3 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The core problem, attorney fee incentives, was left untouched.—
Tom Manzo,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
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The incentive structure is based on multiples of five cases from the Criminal Trial Support Unit’s unassigned defendants’ list, where bar advocates can take on five, 10, or 15 such cases for a possible maximum of $7,500 in incentive bonuses — 15 cases at $500 each.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Jack Montoucet, the former head of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, pled guilty this week to a federal conspiracy charge stemming from a corrupt kickback scheme — one that also involved a former wildlife commissioner and a contractor who ran the agency’s online education courses.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
1 Apr. 2026
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Hochman called it the largest kickback scheme ever in the nation’s second-largest school system.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Baksheesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baksheesh. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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