Synonyms for shakedown
ˈʃeɪkˌdaʊnshake·down

Princeton's WordNet

1. shakedownnoun

   initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state

   "the new industry's economic shakedown"

2. shakedownnoun

   a very thorough search of a person or a place

   "a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs"

3. shakedownadjective

   extortion of money (as by blackmail)

4. shakedownadjective

   intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system

   "a shakedown cruise"

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1. Shifty Schiff:

   It's clear it's mocking the President and just as clearly the President doesn't like being mocked, but it was a mafia kind of... organized crime shakedown, if the President wasn't attacking me about this, he'd be attacking about something else.

2. Vipin Narang:

   Nothing says I love you like a shakedown.

3. House Democrats:

   What those notes reflect is a classic Mafia-like shakedown of a foreign leader.

4. National Champions:

   This is a shakedown.

5. Adam Schiff:

   This is how a mafia boss talks, what have you done for us? Weve done so much for you. But theres not much reciprocity. I have a favor I want to ask you. And what is that favor? Of course, the favor is to investigate his political rival. A classic mafia-like shakedown a foreign leader.