Thesaurus results for SLUSH FUND

slush fund

noun

Definition of slush fund

as in stimulation

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Recent Examples of slush fund Tamarac finds a $500,000 political slush fund (editorial, May 20, 2026). — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2026 That contradiction has kept public attention on the slush fund and away from the immunity agreement, the second agreement Blanche signed and said will remain in place. — Nick Akerman, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026 Crucially, the administration is also trying to avoid a fight over the payout plan, which has been deemed a political slush fund by critics, while the Senate considers Blanche’s nomination for attorney general. — Sarah Fitzpatrick, The Atlantic, 11 June 2026 This week, Senate Democrats will push legislation to ban this slush fund and ensure no president can ever do this again. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for slush fund

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Egg freezing costs can hit $47,000 A single egg freezing cycle, including hormone stimulation and the retrieval procedure, costs around $16,000, on average, according to FertilityIQ, a fertility data and education platform.

— Annie Nova, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026
Whether that category expands beyond vitamin D stimulation will be determined by larger independent trials and real-world outcomes.

— Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of stimulation

Noun

Matthew Temple said her performance (as well as countryman Sam Short’s in the men’s 400) served as motivation heading into his 100 butterfly win.

— Peter Baugh, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Jordan Patrick Haase, 40, was convicted of second-degree murder, but acquitted of the gang-motivation allegation.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of motivation

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Instead, Beijing rolled out a roughly $586 billion stimulus—equivalent to around 12 percent of China’s GDP in 2008—funneled almost entirely into infrastructure and construction.

— Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026
The gloves must be applied directly to someone's skin to deliver a pain stimulus that typically helps an officer gain compliance within seconds, according to the company.

— CBS News, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of stimulus

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There has been no confirmation from SpaceX or Louisiana officials … But earlier this year the Louisiana Legislature passed a package of incentives for aerospace companies, including liability protections and property tax breaks.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026
Marketers need to treat the student as the primary decision-maker, using tangible incentives, student-friendly pricing, and direct campus engagement to lower the risk of trying a new product and justify its value well past move-in day.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of incentive

Noun

Several symbolic scenes, similarly unfolding in sinuous long takes—a ritualistic repetition of local habits at the junk yard, a formal dance of non-seduction at a luncheonette with a jukebox—lay bare the town’s ingrained and unyielding mores.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026
Some Venus signs prefer seduction through mystery and minimalism, while others enjoy eccentricity or perhaps even maximalism.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of seduction

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So, abruptly, we were shunted onto hospice care — the dead-end spur of the American medical system.

— Kim Clark, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Depending on the excursion’s stops, snorkelers might float above patch reefs or explore the channels between spur-and-groove coral formations as the reef slopes into deeper water.

— Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of spur

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The man who punched a woman walking on a sidewalk without provocation in Charlotte’s Dilworth neighborhood last week has been jailed and charged with assault with a deadly weapon, court documents show.

— Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2026
This is the laziest kind of provocation, and The Shards can’t even manage to really go there.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of provocation

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