as in seducing
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 bribing
Saudi Arabia may still be able to get its tankers through the Red Sea by bribing the Houthis, Axios reports.
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Jim Edwards, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
Two executives of a large utility, FirstEnergy, are now on trial for allegedly bribing Randazzo, who died by suicide after his own indictment.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Smartmatic's parent company was charged in a Florida federal court in October with conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by bribing a Philippine government official to get business, and with conspiring to launder money.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
The probe first came to light last year, when two executives of the California wine producer Deutsch Family Wine and Spirits, makers of brands including Josh Cellars and Yellow Tail, pleaded guilty to bribing employees of Southern Glazer’s to favor their products.
—Aldo Toledo, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2026
Smith and other fixers are accused of recruiting and bribing players to underperform in games so that their team failed to cover spreads.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Even without bribing the bots to provide direct advertising, brands are already trying to find ways to get into the good books of AI search results.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Then, in February of last year, Coral Gables criminal defense attorney David Macey was indicted along with Pagan on charges of bribing Costanzo to obtain confidential information about drug-trafficking suspects to recruit them as potential clients for his law firm.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
The most recent was a felony case against Phong Tran, a veteran homicide detective accused of bribing a witness in a murder case.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
Jim Edwards, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
Two executives of a large utility, FirstEnergy, are now on trial for allegedly bribing Randazzo, who died by suicide after his own indictment.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Smartmatic's parent company was charged in a Florida federal court in October with conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by bribing a Philippine government official to get business, and with conspiring to launder money.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
The probe first came to light last year, when two executives of the California wine producer Deutsch Family Wine and Spirits, makers of brands including Josh Cellars and Yellow Tail, pleaded guilty to bribing employees of Southern Glazer’s to favor their products.
—Aldo Toledo, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2026
Smith and other fixers are accused of recruiting and bribing players to underperform in games so that their team failed to cover spreads.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Even without bribing the bots to provide direct advertising, brands are already trying to find ways to get into the good books of AI search results.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Then, in February of last year, Coral Gables criminal defense attorney David Macey was indicted along with Pagan on charges of bribing Costanzo to obtain confidential information about drug-trafficking suspects to recruit them as potential clients for his law firm.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
The most recent was a felony case against Phong Tran, a veteran homicide detective accused of bribing a witness in a murder case.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bribing
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On the left, he’s heralded as the only voice capable of seducing young men disaffected by party politics.—
Abigail Sylvor Greenberg,
Vanity Fair,
20 Mar. 2026
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One of her alternate personalities — the cold and calculating Samantha — joins law enforcement to pursue her father’s killers, while other identities begin to surface with their own motives, seducing and manipulating powerful men as Sylvia’s search for justice veers into vengeance.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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The vinegar helps keep bees away while still luring wasps into the trap.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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Floating alone where the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans meet, this island nation was long considered too out-of-the-way for travelers … until airlines like Icelandair started luring Americans with cheap flights to Europe that included a stopover in Iceland.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Apr. 2026
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At Harmar Bait and Tackle, there was a steady stream of customers either buying bait or getting trout fishing licenses.—
Ricky Sayer,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Sleeping positions and firmness Beyond mattress type, your preferred sleep position and mattress firmness (how hard or soft a bed feels) are other important factors to consider when buying a mattress.—
Sharon Brandwein,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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That would involve changing some state laws, persuading housing lenders to be more accommodating and overcoming resistance from construction unions.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The job of persuading players with Congolese ties to represent the country’s national team on its long-shot run to the World Cup fell to Gabriel Zakuani, a Congolese player whose career had been spent mostly in England.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
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For Hildegard of Bingen, the German mystic, scientist, composer, and philosopher, women’s maternal bodies were not corrupting and degrading, but strong, nurturing, and creative.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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In his Phaedrus, Plato attacked reading as corrupting true philosophical dialectic.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Mar. 2026
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But the open kitchen concept, with local produce and jars of pickles on display for guests to touch, taste, and smell, makes going off-menu just as enticing—just ask the chef for suggestions.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Streaming platforms have reached a point of growth where enticing new subscribers isn’t a top priority.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Parents love having an easy, reusable activity for restaurants, travel days, sleepovers or quiet time at home.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Blue Owl, which is unique in having two of these nontraded private credit funds, is also among the last to report redemptions.—
Leslie Picker,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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In the Middle Ages, local churchgoers whispered of clannish Jews poisoning wells to kill Christian children and steal their blood for their rituals.—
Mike Rothschild,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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After Kouri Richins was charged with murder for fatally poisoning her husband with fentanyl, a friend of the Utah mother of three had a difficult time reconciling that.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Bribing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bribing. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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