peace offering

noun

Definition of peace offeringnext
as in bribe

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Recent Examples of peace offering So slipping on this luxe sleep mask at night is my peace offering to both. — Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 13 Nov. 2023 After spending much of the past few months warring with her fans, Doja Cat may finally be ready to share a peace offering: Her new album, Scarlet, which arrives Sept. 22. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2023 After Ryan Gosling gifted Jimin with Ken’s guitar as a peace offering for breaking the Barbie cardinal rule, the BTS member took to social media on Monday to let the world know that there are no hard feelings between the two. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2023 The peace offering? — Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 See All Example Sentences for peace offering
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peace offering
  1. bribe
  2. sop
  3. loan
Noun
  • According to the indictment, Jenkins took the bribes from those three men, along with at least five others and two undercover FBI agents.
    — Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
  • With the entire scheme laid out and the staff caught red-handed, the district threatens to suspend any teacher taking bribes.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of bribe
Noun
  • In a clip posted by Russia watcher Julia Davis, the guests suggested that Putin's agreement for a 30-day cessation of strikes on energy infrastructure was just a sop to Trump and showed no real intention by the Russian president to end hostilities.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The main one is Lizzie, a young journalist stuck on the wedding beat at the local paper, with obits thrown in as a sop to her demand for equality.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Definition of sop
Noun
  • Now studying to become a nurse, Zipporah plans to open a clinic in her community and take out another loan to ensure her clinic has a reliable water supply.
    — Matt Damon, TIME, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Before the housing crisis hit in 2008, banks were giving out easy housing loans.
    — David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of loan

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