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as in interest
a legal right to participation in the advantages, profits, and responsibility of something
if I invest in your business, I expect a stake in it in return
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as in to fund
to provide money for
the actor staked the entire production of the film with his own money
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Recent Examples of stake
Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
Lutnick has said the Administration is even considering taking ownership stakes in big defense contractors, such as Boeing and Lockheed Martin, presumably as the price of renewing their lucrative federal contracts.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
Then, like an alarm clock, howler monkeys unleashed their banshee shriek, staking their territory as the sun rose.
—Ryan Knighton, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
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Noun
But this meeting was the most high-profile and high stakes yet, a once-unthinkable encounter between the US commander-in-chief and a man who has faced American forces on the battlefield.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
Lutnick has said the Administration is even considering taking ownership stakes in big defense contractors, such as Boeing and Lockheed Martin, presumably as the price of renewing their lucrative federal contracts.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
Domestically, the president is also navigating creeping inflation that is threatening his party’s prospects in the midterm elections, with Democrats staking their return to power on fears of an affordability crisis.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
Then, like an alarm clock, howler monkeys unleashed their banshee shriek, staking their territory as the sun rose.
—Ryan Knighton, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stake
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This has given the conflict a religious coloration, and political elites have also chosen to politicize the conflict to negotiate power and other interests, which has complicated the problem.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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There’s a new crop of chic, modern calendars that cater to almost every interest under the sun (not to mention an older age range).—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Create your new sportsbook account and bet $5 on any game to get a chance at $300 in bonus bets.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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Lubin is +600, meaning a $100 bet would profit $600 if Lubin wins.—
Jim Barnes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The agreement includes bipartisan bills worked out by the Senate Appropriations Committee to fund parts of government — food aid, veterans programs and the legislative branch, among other things.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
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King Charles is reportedly cracking down on royal family housing arrangements and ordering non-working royals to fund their own lifestyles.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Johnson’s 55-yard TD run in the third quarter put MidAmerica Nazarene up 31-0.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
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Younger consumers are, as Veblen might put it, performing taste with efficiency.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Qatari company also owns a 25% share of the International Airlines Group, the parent of British Airways, Spain’s Iberia, Ireland’s Aer Lingus and other, lower-cost carriers.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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The five companies with the largest share of SNAP recipient households on their payrolls in Arkansas were Walmart, McDonald's, Dollar General, Sonic and Tyson Foods.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In May, the indictment said, Clase agreed to throw a ball at a certain point in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, but the batter swung, resulting in a strike, costing the bettors $4,000 in wagers.—
NPR,
NPR,
9 Nov. 2025
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Multiple bettors placed high-stakes wagers on Rozier to perform poorly before the game, all of which won.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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He was convicted for his involvement in a scheme to finance his 2007 presidential campaign with funds from Libya in exchange for diplomatic favors.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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The film is co-produced and financed by Black Label Media and 193.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
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Political parties in early America subsidized newspapers and became the foundation of the press’s business model.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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Without addressing these underlying drivers, and most importantly, rising hospital prices, then insurance will be expensive, whether it's paid for by patients or subsidized by taxpayers.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Stake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stake. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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