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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Noun

The promise drew bipartisan criticism, with some even calling the idea a potential bribe.

— Ana Ceballos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Less than two decades later, the bond was tested by a scandal known as the XYZ Affair, in which France’s foreign minister, Talleyrand, demanded bribes from American envoys to Paris.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of bribe

Noun

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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Higher mortgage rates are also giving buyers leverage to press sellers for money to buy down their rate for a few years or for the life of the loan, reducing their overall borrowing costs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Because they are structured as a purchase of future receivables rather than a traditional loan, MCAs bypass the lengthy underwriting process of traditional banks.

— Nathan Mor, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of loan

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