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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
Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 8 May 2025
The confidence and recalibration of the second season raise that bet.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 May 2025
Natalie Wu, CNBC, 10 May 2025
The visitor sat at a Dragon Link slot machine, bet $15 and won $120,509.85, McClatchy News reported.
—Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2025
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Noun
The Affirm Card, which is the company’s big bet for driving greater usage overall, saw GMV rise 115% from a year earlier, and the number of active cardholders more than doubled.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 8 May 2025
The confidence and recalibration of the second season raise that bet.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 May 2025
Verb
Like with all forms of betting, wagering on prediction markets can be a slippery slope.
—Natalie Wu, CNBC, 10 May 2025
The visitor sat at a Dragon Link slot machine, bet $15 and won $120,509.85, McClatchy News reported.
—Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bet
Noun
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Venice and Taft had split two regular-season meetings, both by 2-1 scores, so the Gondoliers’ No. 1 pair felt the pressure to set the tone for their team with the City title at stake.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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The potential sale of its stake in Nice follows INEOS Britannia, Ratcliffe’s company’s sailing team, withdrawing its challenge for the next America’s Cup, having split with former team principal and skipper Sir Ben Ainslie in January.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Impossible decision Nicole and Kyle then had a choice to make.—
Karen Weintraub,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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This modern and modular outdoor option comes in both a love seat and a three-seater-sofa sizing to best suit your back patio and 10 fabric choices.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
15 May 2025
Verb
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That puts even greater pressure on MSNBC to keep apace once the spinoff is complete.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
5 May 2025
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The Television Academy is more willing to come through for those types of films, putting Netflix in strong standing.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
5 May 2025
Noun
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Check the promotions tab after making your initial wager to find other offers.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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The former Boston Celtics star, 47, set off to walk 20 miles to work on Thursday, May 8, after losing a wager that the Celtics would win Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the New York Knicks.—
Greta Bjornson,
People.com,
8 May 2025
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Michael Morales Betting Odds And Line Movement When BetOnline published opening odds for this fight, Morales was the -500 betting favorite over the +300 Burns.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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But one source of motivation in particular became one of his all-time favorites.—
Christopher Kamrani,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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“Bet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bet. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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