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
Businesses are betting on the World Cup, night markets and cultural events to revive Olvera Street.
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Angela Osorio,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
Just 11 days into the tournament, and with a month still remaining, this upstart sector of the betting industry, which allows users to bet on sports and a wide variety of other real-world events, has already notched billions of dollars in wagers.
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Camila Grigera Naón,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
Sports is one of the areas Cue and his team are betting on.
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Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
Commodore is betting that a phone built around deliberate friction, rather than willpower alone, is what the digital minimalism crowd has been waiting for.
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New Atlas,
22 June 2026
However, some bitcoin and crypto traders are betting that some of the cash that has entered the system due to the SpaceX IPO could soon be heading toward bitcoin.
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Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
As rightist parties surge across the UK, Labour members are betting on Burnham — who easily won a parliamentary seat last week — to salvage their moribund agenda.
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Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
21 June 2026
After acquiring Garrett and two-time All-Pro cornerback Trent McDuffie in high-profile offseason trades, the Rams have emerged as the betting favorites to win Super Bowl LXI.
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Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
The Big 12’s overarching thesis is that Texas Tech shouldn’t be able to play an athlete who has admitted to betting on his own team and who, the conference asserts, has placed thousands of bets on college and pro sports either directly or through an intermediary from 2022 to 2026.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 June 2026
Angela Osorio,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
Just 11 days into the tournament, and with a month still remaining, this upstart sector of the betting industry, which allows users to bet on sports and a wide variety of other real-world events, has already notched billions of dollars in wagers.
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Camila Grigera Naón,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
Sports is one of the areas Cue and his team are betting on.
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Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
Commodore is betting that a phone built around deliberate friction, rather than willpower alone, is what the digital minimalism crowd has been waiting for.
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New Atlas,
22 June 2026
However, some bitcoin and crypto traders are betting that some of the cash that has entered the system due to the SpaceX IPO could soon be heading toward bitcoin.
—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
As rightist parties surge across the UK, Labour members are betting on Burnham — who easily won a parliamentary seat last week — to salvage their moribund agenda.
—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
21 June 2026
After acquiring Garrett and two-time All-Pro cornerback Trent McDuffie in high-profile offseason trades, the Rams have emerged as the betting favorites to win Super Bowl LXI.
—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
The Big 12’s overarching thesis is that Texas Tech shouldn’t be able to play an athlete who has admitted to betting on his own team and who, the conference asserts, has placed thousands of bets on college and pro sports either directly or through an intermediary from 2022 to 2026.
—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for betting
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Backdoor betting refers to wagering through less regulated channels like prediction markets, rather than highly regulated state casinos and sportsbooks.
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The Post also analyzed the money spent to show how much people are wagering, which sports are most popular for betting, and how much revenue sportsbooks are earning.
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Less than five minutes after going up 1-0, Bosnia-Herzegovina now leads 2-0, putting it in great place to advance to the knockout stage.
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Data center demand grows Artificial intelligence and cloud computing have intensified the search for reliable, around-the-clock power sources, putting advanced nuclear technologies in the spotlight.
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So does state funding for gambling prevention, education and services — which is often drawn from state tax revenue collected from gambling companies.
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Players are increasingly defying age by playing well deep into their 30s, and the Mavs are gambling that Irving will fall into the LeBron category.
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“Betting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/betting. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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