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
She was also found guilty of bribing government officials and violating bank lending rules.
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Chloe Berger, Fortune Asia, 4 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, Robyn gains entry to the impound lot by bribing the officer, and takes off with the truck.
—Erica Thompson, TVLine, 20 Oct. 2024
Two businessmen were later convicted of bribing police officers and other officials.
—Jake Offenhartz and Karen Matthews, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
Chloe Berger, Fortune Asia, 4 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, Robyn gains entry to the impound lot by bribing the officer, and takes off with the truck.
—Erica Thompson, TVLine, 20 Oct. 2024
Two businessmen were later convicted of bribing police officers and other officials.
—Jake Offenhartz and Karen Matthews, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bribing
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Mets owner Steve Cohen had a meticulous approach to luring Soto to Queens.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Helena, the state capital, remains a small vestige of the Old West, with just 34,000 residents, so luring doctors has always been a challenge.J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
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Data can be an important element for persuading your audience and adding color to your story.George Baker Sr., Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Your credibility can be the difference between persuading an audience and losing their trust.John Hall, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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But to have the engine running well, having Wall Street analyst sponsorship is worth a few cylinders.Cody Slach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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When having fun is far down the list of priorities, sleeping with a delivery guy could be revolutionary.Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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If there was any worry that What Had Happened Was… was going to be a Trojan horse of a title, enticing us with the promise of the whole story before baiting and switching us in favor of observational comedy about seatbelts, it’s dispelled instantly.Lucy Ford, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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Williams, meanwhile, as the consensus top draft pick, was so enticing the Bears traded their previous quarterback of the future in Justin Fields.Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
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These are people who are here in this country, who have been murdering, raping, poisoning our citizens.NBC News, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Environmental, climate and health issues Some in this California beach town insist the Tijuana River is poisoning them.Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
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With millions of square feet of expo space to explore, hundreds of thought-provoking sessions to attend and more than half of the Fortune 500 expected to meet up with, planning is key to getting the most from the show.Martine Paris, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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The most emotion-provoking parts of this episode for me are the Travis segments, and the main emotion those scenes provoke is irritation.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Bribing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bribing. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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