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shakedown
noun as in extortion
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noun as in investigation
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Bryan Singer himself claimed he was the victim of a “sick, twisted shakedown.”
There is still time for one more non-Mitt to get his shakedown cruise, even before Iowa.
Lies, Forstmann tells Charlie Gasparino exclusively, from a "shakedown artist."
A lot of posh produce is nothing more than a consumer shakedown.
He walked absently through the not-unpleasant routine of the shakedown.
This money is yours—and you will have a shakedown for the night—only on condition that you stick to what you've said.
"I'll make a shakedown for myself in the store room," he answered.
Bambo's usual shakedown was deserted; the pallet where the children should have been was unoccupied.
Every berth was taken, so I had a shakedown in the corridor, which was much more airy than any cabin.
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On this page you'll find 17 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to shakedown, such as: blackmail, exhortation, and squeeze.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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