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
Gannett may earn revenue from sports betting operators for audience referrals to betting services.
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Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Since 1985, the Seminoles have lost only five times when favored by more than 17 points, according to OddsShark’s betting database and newspaper archives.
—Matt Baker, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Jane Lauder is betting big on pet start-ups.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2025
The scrappy distributor is betting that the floodgates opened by Bong Joon Ho’s 2020 triumph have permanently changed the Academy’s appetite for global stories.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
The Ho-Chunk Nation recently filed a lawsuit against sports betting companies Kalshi and Robinhood.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The National Football League and Major League Baseball have significant partnerships with sports books, and players have served suspensions for betting.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2025
Sports betting operators have no influence over newsroom coverage.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
With private assets rivaling the size of national economies and the biggest names in tech betting big outside the public eye, top analysts believe this is a revolution that’s just getting started.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Since 1985, the Seminoles have lost only five times when favored by more than 17 points, according to OddsShark’s betting database and newspaper archives.
—Matt Baker, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Jane Lauder is betting big on pet start-ups.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2025
The scrappy distributor is betting that the floodgates opened by Bong Joon Ho’s 2020 triumph have permanently changed the Academy’s appetite for global stories.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
The Ho-Chunk Nation recently filed a lawsuit against sports betting companies Kalshi and Robinhood.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The National Football League and Major League Baseball have significant partnerships with sports books, and players have served suspensions for betting.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2025
Sports betting operators have no influence over newsroom coverage.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
With private assets rivaling the size of national economies and the biggest names in tech betting big outside the public eye, top analysts believe this is a revolution that’s just getting started.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for betting
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Samuel Bejarano Colin, of Nyssa, Oregon, and Ivan Tellez, of Wilder, were also charged with transmission of wagering information, according to the indictment.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Oct. 2025
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Those companies only collect granular betting data—such as which accounts are wagering and where those bets are being placed—from regulated sportsbooks.—
Danny Funt,
New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2025
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Turn on music or a podcast and fill a few spare minutes wiping down surfaces, dusting, or putting things away.—
Kelsey Mulvey,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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With the symptoms of climate crisis increasingly felt by people and businesses, including those within the art world, the Fondation Beyeler is making a statement by putting ecological stewardship on par with artistic curation.—
Fiona Sinclair Scott,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Silver said the league learned about the March 2023 game from gambling regulators and betting companies.—
Shakeia Taylor,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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But there has always been gambling insports, Matheson said.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Betting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/betting. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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