Thesaurus results for BRIBED

bribed

verb

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past tense of bribe

as in lured

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 bribed As seen in a now-viral video on TikTok, Alexis took matters into her own hands and bribed her little girl with $2 to cooperate and smile for picture day. —

Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026 Forest might have added a third European trophy in six years under him had opponents Anderlecht not bribed the referee for their semi-final in the 1983-84 UEFA Cup (today’s Europa League). —

Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026 According to grand jury transcripts disclosed by the DOJ from the criminal case against Noel, an FBI agent testified banking records of the guards were examined, and there was no evidence that Noel or Thomas had been bribed. —

Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2026 Husted was Ohio's lieutenant governor-elect in early 2019, when prosecutors claim Jones and Dowling bribed the late Randazzo in exchange for legislative and regulatory favors. —

Julie Carr Smyth The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026 Erny, who owned at least eight properties in Baltimore, bribed Gillespie to remove or delay unpaid citations, tax obligations, and water obligations, court records show. —

Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026 Nearby, deputies bribed a prisoner to serve as their enforcer. —

USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026 Kissing Is The Easy Part, meanwhile, follows a romance that blossom after a perfect student is bribed to tutor a rebellious wild child. —

Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2026 When those efforts were ineffective, Roefaro bribed Taylor with tens of thousands of dollars in cash payments, between which Taylor issued a memo recommending the NYPD award the company a contract worth more than $11 million, according to the indictment. —

Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026

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There’s a particularly tragic scene where Natalia, lured on holiday by Elsa, spots a small child innocently giggling at the table across from her at dinner.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
Belmont would proceed as mid-majors do in this era, left to try to replace a great player who has been lured away.

— Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 14 May 2026