Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bet (on)
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In October, an employee filed a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, alleging JBS intentionally discriminates against Haitian workers by subjecting them to poor working conditions.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
28 Aug. 2025 -
In exchange for sanctions relief, the JCPOA placed strict limits on the scope of Iran’s nuclear activities for at least a decade and subjected those activities to stringent international inspections.—
Vali Nasr,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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The Aztecs would wager that this indefinite prospect matters very little.—
Sebastian Purcell
August 18,
Literary Hub,
18 Aug. 2025
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In 2024 over $90 million was wagered during the seven-day meet.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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The resulting internal battles over authority, finances and resources destroy productivity, and jeopardize the achievement of corporate objectives.—
Carol Kinsey Goman,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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The chances that people might overhear survivors talking is much greater in smaller communities and hence more likely to jeopardize the safety of survivors and their children.—
Walter S. DeKeseredy,
The Conversation,
25 Aug. 2025
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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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The wood stork was once endangered with only 5,000 nesting pairs in the United States in the 1970s, but as of 2023 that had grown to more than 11,000 nesting pairs, according to the Center for Biological Diversity.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Filed in 2023, the lawsuit comes from a group of Tennessee women who say their lives were endangered after they were denied emergency abortions under the state’s ban.—
Kelly Puente,
Nashville Tennessean,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Bet (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bet%20%28on%29. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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