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as in interests
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 funds
to provide money for
the actor staked the entire production of the film with his own money
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Recent Examples of stakes
Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
OpenAI completed a restructuring last year that left a nonprofit foundation in charge of its business operations while confirming large ownership stakes for outside investors, including Microsoft.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 18 May 2026
Henderson wants to make standardized testing less high-stakes, in part by tracking metrics that show students’ mastery beforehand.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
This isn’t a high-stakes thread—just a daily mix of media gossip, memes, and the occasional plan to meet up for drinks.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 May 2026
Create new, visible stages—special committees, high-stakes task forces or pilot programs—that provide emerging talent the platform to build their own reputation under the full authority of your office.
—Carolina Guardiola Romo, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The letter, sent Friday, comes amid a high-stakes legal battle currently playing out in an Oakland federal courtroom between onetime partners Altman and Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, who in 2015 co-founded the AI company best known for creating ChatGPT.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Studiocanal‘s new genre division Sixth Dimension is heading into production this summer on Sean Byrne‘s violent high-stakes thriller The Mannequin starring The Fighter Oscar winner Melissa Leo.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 11 May 2026
The trip includes a high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping following a yearlong trade war between the world's two largest economies and as global oil markets roil amid the Iran war.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
Ocean Casino Resort stakes its claim directly on the Atlantic City Boardwalk with views of a ferris wheel and lighthouse as though to remind you of the city’s modest beachtown origins.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
November stakes In Lake County, the positions of Clerk, Treasurer, and Sheriff — currently held by Anthony Vega, Holly Kim and John Idleburg, respectively — are all coming up for election, as well as county board positions for Districts 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 19.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Small towns may have the majority of oceanfront real estate, but Pensacola stakes its claim with more than 50 miles of white-sand shoreline.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
That is, until Vlad arrives and stakes a claim on her every waking thought.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2026
The majority stakes the largest detention initiative in American history on the possibility that … Congress must have wanted these noncitizens detained—some of them the spouses, mothers, fathers, and grandparents of American citizens.
—Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 12 Feb. 2026
For the Chinese Communist Party, which stakes its claim to legitimacy on defeating Japanese invaders during World War II, that would be an unforgivable outrage.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Mexicali stakes a claim to the clamato cocktail, a heady blend of vodka, clam juice and other ingredients invented in the 1960s by a bartender at the city’s Acueducto Piano Bar.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
Several states are holding primary elections on Tuesday, but one of the biggest political battlegrounds is Georgia, where high-stakes House and Senate contests could shape key midterm races.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
OpenAI completed a restructuring last year that left a nonprofit foundation in charge of its business operations while confirming large ownership stakes for outside investors, including Microsoft.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 18 May 2026
Henderson wants to make standardized testing less high-stakes, in part by tracking metrics that show students’ mastery beforehand.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
This isn’t a high-stakes thread—just a daily mix of media gossip, memes, and the occasional plan to meet up for drinks.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 May 2026
Create new, visible stages—special committees, high-stakes task forces or pilot programs—that provide emerging talent the platform to build their own reputation under the full authority of your office.
—Carolina Guardiola Romo, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The letter, sent Friday, comes amid a high-stakes legal battle currently playing out in an Oakland federal courtroom between onetime partners Altman and Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, who in 2015 co-founded the AI company best known for creating ChatGPT.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Studiocanal‘s new genre division Sixth Dimension is heading into production this summer on Sean Byrne‘s violent high-stakes thriller The Mannequin starring The Fighter Oscar winner Melissa Leo.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 11 May 2026
The trip includes a high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping following a yearlong trade war between the world's two largest economies and as global oil markets roil amid the Iran war.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Verb
The Arab Republic of Egypt (1953) stakes a natural claim to the Rosetta Stone, which was commissioned in 196 BCE by a Greek-speaking pharaoh of Macedonian descent, and unearthed near Alexandria by French engineers in 1799.
—Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
Ocean Casino Resort stakes its claim directly on the Atlantic City Boardwalk with views of a ferris wheel and lighthouse as though to remind you of the city’s modest beachtown origins.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
November stakes In Lake County, the positions of Clerk, Treasurer, and Sheriff — currently held by Anthony Vega, Holly Kim and John Idleburg, respectively — are all coming up for election, as well as county board positions for Districts 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 19.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Small towns may have the majority of oceanfront real estate, but Pensacola stakes its claim with more than 50 miles of white-sand shoreline.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
That is, until Vlad arrives and stakes a claim on her every waking thought.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2026
The majority stakes the largest detention initiative in American history on the possibility that … Congress must have wanted these noncitizens detained—some of them the spouses, mothers, fathers, and grandparents of American citizens.
—Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 12 Feb. 2026
For the Chinese Communist Party, which stakes its claim to legitimacy on defeating Japanese invaders during World War II, that would be an unforgivable outrage.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Mexicali stakes a claim to the clamato cocktail, a heady blend of vodka, clam juice and other ingredients invented in the 1960s by a bartender at the city’s Acueducto Piano Bar.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stakes
Noun
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And, maybe just, how did this shape your thoughts or interests?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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After all, what would the Bond film franchise be without love interests, sidekicks and, of course, villainesses?—
John Russell,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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The deal adds to the film, TV and music investment bets that HarbourView Equity is placing at a time of transition for entertainment media.—
William Earl,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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Instead, two more incorrect selections dropped the season’s record to 8-30, with two no bets for players who didn’t play.—
Josh Shepardson,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Verb
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The county covers 40 hours a week while the city currently funds an extra six hours.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
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The federal gas tax primarily funds the Highway Trust Fund, money from which is used on federal highway construction, maintenance, public transit and infrastructure projects.—
Justin Papp,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Romano puts herself in the curious position of fighting a battle that has already been won on facts but not yet in legend.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Also, spin rate (how fast the ball spins after being released) is king, and that also puts tremendous strain on the elbow and shoulder.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
Noun
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The account accumulated shares through March.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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Our general rule of thumb is that a 10% pullback in a high-quality company like TJX represents an opportunity to nibble on shares.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Some farmers have used weather derivatives, which make wagers on the weather, as future trading income to counter inclement weather effects on their harvests, the agency noted.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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Some congressional candidates had been caught betting on their own campaigns, and a US Army soldier was recently arrested for insider trading after being accused of making Polymarket wagers on the timing of the military’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Shortly after beginning his second stint as governor of California in 2011, Jerry Brown began promoting a two-pronged overhaul of how the state finances public schools.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
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Gem mining also finances ethnic armed groups fighting for autonomy, contributing to Burma’s long-running conflicts.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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“Stakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stakes. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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