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betting

verb

present participle of bet
as in wagering
to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event foolishly bet a week's salary on the World Series

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Recent Examples of betting As regulators look to shrink the length of time spent on drug discovery, Isomorphic is betting on a way to quickly transition from discovery to early stage clinical trials. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026 This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026 Traders are still betting on a slight chance that the Federal Reserve could hold off on hiking interest rates, though. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 The Eagles are betting that alignment can help a rebuilt receiving corps backfill Brown’s production. — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Sapien is betting that AI can do more of the investigative work traditionally handled by finance and operating teams. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026 FanDuel is the exclusive sports betting partner of The Ringer. — Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026 Kalshi is an online betting market that facilitates wagers on thousands of different events and potential events in politics, sports, and the economy, among other things. — Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 Whether sports-betting litigation follows a trajectory similar to social-media litigation remains to be seen. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for betting
  1. wagering
  2. putting
  3. gambling
Verb
  • Location and age rules apply across every operator, and eligibility narrows depending on the state a bettor calls home, per the Illinois Gaming Board’s sports wagering guidance.
    — Ascend Agency, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The Broncos placed a first-round bet down in Miami this spring, wagering significant draft capital to bring in Jaylen Waddle as the intermediate field-stretcher that Bo Nix hasn’t had in two seasons in Denver.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of wagering
Verb
  • Ultimately, Jenkins capped the drive with a 4-yard keeper, putting UCF ahead 34-27 with 33 seconds remaining in the third quarter.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The incident Sunday involved the top fashion executive forcibly restraining two employees of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and putting his hands over their mouths at the runway show for Cos, a brand owned by H&M.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of putting
Verb
  • But the partnership with W88 was halted due to new rules preventing Premier League clubs from being sponsored by companies with links to gambling.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Worries over doomsday scenarios tied to increasingly powerful technology skyrocketed last week after an Anthropic employee resigned, saying AI companies were gambling with humanity’s future.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of gambling

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“Betting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/betting. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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