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as in choice
a person or thing that is chosen
your best bet would be the scenic route along the coast
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Recent Examples of bet
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
But sticking with original Starbursts is a safer bet.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
The league has partnership deals with betting companies DraftKings and FanDuel.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
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Noun
He is accused of providing inside information to co-conspirators about his intentions to leave a game early due to injury, which enabled them to place large bets on him not reaching statistical thresholds.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
But sticking with original Starbursts is a safer bet.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
With private assets rivaling the size of national economies and the biggest names in tech betting big outside the public eye, top analysts believe this is a revolution that’s just getting started.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
The league has partnership deals with betting companies DraftKings and FanDuel.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bet
Noun
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The hurricane violently pulled the tents from their stakes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Penta went one-on-one with Rusev with a shot at Dominik Mysterio's WWE Intercontinental Championship at stake.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Airport officials had no choice but to comply with the federal government.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
31 Oct. 2025
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Headline aficionados have an almost infinite array of choices for information and analysis, thanks to the spread of social media and the rise of independent creators who offer their expertise via newsletter or video podcast.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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China has been building the world’s largest navy, launching high-tech warships at a frenetic pace under the leadership of Xi Jinping, putting pressure on the United States and its Pacific allies to keep pace.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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In addition to Hermitage Farm, Laura Lee Brown and Wilson, who also founded the 21c Museum Hotel chain, have put more than 2,400 acres of land in agriculture conservation easements in Oldham County.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Touchdown Scorer Odds For Key Week 8 Games New users might want to get familiar with the available touchdown wagers for today's Week 8 games.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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In the span of 46 minutes, there were 30 wagers from a professional sports bettor that totaled $13,759 on the under for Rozier’s points, rebounds and assists, which caused several sportsbooks to close down prop betting on his statistics.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Heersink estimates that hop lovers will be able to get such 14er favorites as the Maroon Bells tropical ale or key lime pie cream ale by Christmastime.—
Max Scheinblum,
Denver Post,
29 Oct. 2025
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The collection features The Sleep Set, $226; The Date Night Set, $203, and The Baby Mama Set, $119, featuring Bumpsuit items and Brunel’s bestselling Renew Hair & Body Oil, $48, a favorite of Hailey Bieber’s.—
Emily Burns,
Footwear News,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Bet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bet. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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