PEACE OFFERING Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

peace offering

noun

Definition of peace offering

as in bribe

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Recent Examples of peace offering On the beach, Nia gets coconuts for Janet and Michelle, which feels like a real peace offering. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 July 2026 Sacha Baron Cohen reprises his role as Borat Sagdiyev, a journalist from Kazakhstan tasked with delivering a monkey as a peace offering to Vice President Mike Pence. — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026 This week, Cardi B makes a bold return, Miley Cyrus taps rock icons Lindsay Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood for a soulful peace offering, and Lola Young leans into her messy chaos. — Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025 After congregants walked around reflecting and connecting with the Cathedral, Roberson resumed services with familiar rituals —communion, peace offerings and prayers. — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for peace offering

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The state attorney general was accused of accepting bribes and abusing his office to help a political donor whom the FBI was investigating.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026
Avichai Mandelblit indicted the prime minister seven years ago on fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of bribe

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The rollback of standards is a sop to industry at the expense of air quality, public health and the climate.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
The sound can feel dense, but never overloaded — and there are certainly no obvious sops to commerciality here.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026

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Devlin’s installations included three large-scale sculptural interventions, one of which paid homage to the Bayeux Tapestry, on view at the British Museum after a truly herculean loan agreement with France.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 19 Oct. 2026
As a result, if a student takes out a loan from a private financial institution that’s not federally guaranteed, that loan will often be provided at a higher interest rate.

— Annie Nova, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of loan

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