Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bet (on)
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Use of the funds to pay for unapproved expenses would subject accountholders to penalties.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
22 May 2025 -
And that order clearly violates the separation of powers, subjecting a presidential advisory body to intrusive discovery and threatening the confidentiality and candor of its advice, putatively to address a legal question that never should have necessitated discovery in this case at all.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
21 May 2025
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Place a $10 bet in certain states or wager up to $1,500.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 May 2025
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Like with all forms of betting, wagering on prediction markets can be a slippery slope.—
Natalie Wu,
CNBC,
10 May 2025
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For CISOs, Shadow AI represents an invisible threat that has the potential to expose sensitive data and jeopardize AI’s usage in the workplace altogether.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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To keep the cub from forming bonds with people that could jeopardize his return to the wild, staff members charged with his care are dressing up in bear costumes, including a mask, fur coat and leather gloves.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 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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How can breast cancer support groups help patients and survivors?—
Sam Manzella,
Flow Space,
30 Sep. 2024
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The Metropolitan Police said the suspect was detained on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life a day after an early-morning fire on Monday damaged the door of the house where Starmer and his family lived before he was elected to lead the country, according to the Associated Press.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2025
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The only two surviving buildings from Terminal Island’s days as a thriving Japanese American fishing village in the early 1900s have been placed on the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s 2025 list of America’s 11 most endangered historic places.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
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“Bet (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bet%20%28on%29. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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