Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bet (on)
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For months, Vince would roll out her limp body in a wheelchair and subject her to various humiliations.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026 -
Jones had claimed that the 2012 massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School was a hoax and staged and his followers subjected the families to years of harassment and death threats.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
20 Apr. 2026
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Prediction market controversy Van Dyke’s arrest is the latest in a series of controversies involving prediction markets, whose growing popularity has raised concerns about gambling addiction and about people with inside information exploiting their knowledge to wager on event contracts.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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On Wednesday, Kalshi fined and suspended three congressional candidates who the company said wagered on the outcome of their own elections.—
Hallie Golden,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Yvette Loizon, chief of policy at the state’s attorney’s office, told the judge that declining to sign onto a political statement does not amount to a conflict, adding that making political statements can jeopardize prosecutions.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Moreover, the Pentagon told Congress the process of clearing mines Iran laid in the strait could take up to six months, further jeopardizing transit through the critical choke point.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Place the chicken in front of you, breast up, with the neck pointing away from you.—
Peter Barrett,
Outside Online,
9 June 2025
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Its superiority was passed like a shibboleth among food connoisseurs: Thighs are juicier, tastier, are almost half the price—preferable in just about every way to the boneless, skinless, flavorless breasts that reign supreme in America.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2025
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Snorkeling is easy and spectacular at the reef, which protects endangered Hawksbill turtles on Bagno di Gili, where the beach club sits, a 25-minute ride away by motor launch.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Topa Topa’s story began in early 1967, the year that the California condor was classified as endangered by the United States.—
Staff report,
Daily News,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Bet (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bet%20%28on%29. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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