Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bet (on)
Verb
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Fans and politicians had intensified calls to examine Live Nation’s 2010 acquisition of Ticketmaster, after the company subjected Taylor Swift fans to hours-long online queues while charging high prices for tickets to her 2022 Eras tour.—
Reuters
Wire Service,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026 -
The very first episode of ANTM subjected the contestants to on-camera Brazilian bikini waxes and then sent them up to a Manhattan roof terrace to pose in swimwear in frigid weather.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Shah wagered $3,001 which brought his final total to $11,001, Powers wagered $4,999 which brought his final total to $9,999 and Aiello wagered only $530 which brought his total to $17,930.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
6 Mar. 2026
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Until recently, Polymarket allowed bettors to wager money over when a nuclear bomb would detonate.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Her doctors now had to choose between prioritizing Reid’s immediate health—by removing her from the trial—or by giving Reid steroids that could jeopardize the infusion’s success.—
Jason Liebowitz,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
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Their request comes after an official race vehicle misdirected the runners off the course, jeopardizing their qualification for the international team.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
6 Mar. 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
Verb
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This is endangering American lives & has already resulted in mass civilian casualties.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2026
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The spiraling conflict has also endangered millions of lives across the Middle East and left tens of thousands of foreign citizens stranded and at risk of being caught in the violence in the region.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Bet (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bet%20%28on%29. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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