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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
Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2025
If someone else is taking care of the main course, then side dishes, dips and desserts are always a safe bet for the Fourth.
—Samara Gerstle, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2025
Massimo Marioni, Fortune, 27 June 2025
In the weeks before last fall’s election, shares of Trump Media & Technology Group spiked as traders bet Donald Trump would return to the White House and make Truth Social the platform for presidential communications.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 26 June 2025
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Noun
For starters, Pryce and Santi first meet over a bet that the kid can’t hit an iron within five feet of a 200-yard marker.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2025
If someone else is taking care of the main course, then side dishes, dips and desserts are always a safe bet for the Fourth.
—Samara Gerstle, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2025
Verb
Gerard Piqué is betting that American audiences are ready for a soccer experience that prioritizes entertainment over tradition.
—Massimo Marioni, Fortune, 27 June 2025
In the weeks before last fall’s election, shares of Trump Media & Technology Group spiked as traders bet Donald Trump would return to the White House and make Truth Social the platform for presidential communications.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bet
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Last year, Brookfield sold a 49% stake to international investors in a deal reportedly valuing the property at $1.5 billion.—
Natalie Hoberman,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Haslam Sports Group has sold a 10% stake in the Columbus Crew.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
1 July 2025
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His sons’ career choices mirrored their father’s: Louis, the oldest, named after his dad, went into the Navy.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
1 July 2025
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Restaurants and Bars Dining on Westerdam is all about choice.—
Susan B. Barnes,
Travel + Leisure,
1 July 2025
Verb
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Performance reviews may require a personal touch, but AI can help HR leaders put together hiring managers’ or supervisors’ feedback into a proper framework.—
Julie Hoagland,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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All that effort has put more than 1.3 million asteroids in our catalogs, but astronomers expect Rubin to identify perhaps three times that many new objects—practically without trying.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
1 July 2025
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The next step is to make an initial deposit to cover your first wager with bet365.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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Anyone that wagered money Tesla would in fact go to market stands to lose their wager.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
30 June 2025
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Glen Grant’s whisky has been a favorite of specialty bottlers like Gordon & MacPhail, Signatory, and Duncan Taylor, among others.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The movie brings back several old favorites — including Velociraptors, Dilophosaurus and a T. rex from the original — before unleashing this fresh monstrosity on the handful of characters who make it to the end.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
30 June 2025
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“Bet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bet. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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