betting (on)

verb

present participle of bet (on)
as in wagering

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for betting (on)
  1. wagering
  2. subjecting
  3. endangering
  4. jeopardizing
Verb
  • The issue has also drawn congressional attention as lawmakers have pushed for tighter restrictions on government employees wagering on events related to their official duties.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The future customer relationship may include wagering on a game, traveling to see it, redeeming points for a hotel and using additional rewards to access tickets or entertainment.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of wagering
Verb
  • The team would put the players up in hotel rooms with two beds, subjecting Freeman to the incessant clicking of Heyward texting.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In general, subjecting your hair to heat over 300 degrees Fahrenheit can cause heat damage in the form of breakage or weakening the hair.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of subjecting
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  • Both are facing endangering the welfare of children and drug charges.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The burning of fossil fuels is poisoning the air our kids breathe and endangering their present and future by overheating our planet.
    — Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of endangering
Verb
  • Tammen worked decades in the mining industry and empathizes with people like King, but does not feel a mine is worth potentially jeopardizing the watershed.
    — Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The network’s legal team wrote that the pressures on The View have had an impact on the show’s editorial choices, out of fear of jeopardizing station renewals.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of jeopardizing
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