as in wagered
to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event
a foolish man who gambled his life savings on the lottery
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Recent Examples of gambled
Anyone who gambled with that blood for the sake of symbolic triumph would have been accountable for the cost.
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Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
Prestonwood Christian gambled on fourth-and-one from its own 46 when Witten made a shoestring tackle from behind for no gain on Lions quarterback Luke Glass, who had a lot of open field in front of him.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
The costume designer’s work has always gambled with class systems and history.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
When Patrick Dorgu headed Noussair Mazraoui’s cross from the right back across goal, Fernandes gambled to finish from inside the six-yard box.
—Mark Critchley, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
Bayrou also gambled by calling the confidence vote—a move that swiftly backfired as lawmakers on both the left and far right joined forces to topple his government and ratchet up pressure on Macron.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
To ensure that money gambled is legally obtained, anyone wishing to bet more than $10,000 must be vetted by a casino’s compliance team, with gaming venues required to verify a prospective heavy bettor’s source of funds (SOF).
—David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Devitt said bathrooms at OPRF had become a place where students vaped, hid out to ditch classes, fought, gambled and in general did things that they were not supposed to do.
—Bob Skolnik, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
France lurched into a political crisis after Prime Minister Francois Bayrou gambled on a confidence vote, with little hope of any quick solution to fix its ailing public finances, whether a new government or a snap parliamentary election comes next.
—Reuters, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
Prestonwood Christian gambled on fourth-and-one from its own 46 when Witten made a shoestring tackle from behind for no gain on Lions quarterback Luke Glass, who had a lot of open field in front of him.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
The costume designer’s work has always gambled with class systems and history.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
When Patrick Dorgu headed Noussair Mazraoui’s cross from the right back across goal, Fernandes gambled to finish from inside the six-yard box.
—Mark Critchley, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
Bayrou also gambled by calling the confidence vote—a move that swiftly backfired as lawmakers on both the left and far right joined forces to topple his government and ratchet up pressure on Macron.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
To ensure that money gambled is legally obtained, anyone wishing to bet more than $10,000 must be vetted by a casino’s compliance team, with gaming venues required to verify a prospective heavy bettor’s source of funds (SOF).
—David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Devitt said bathrooms at OPRF had become a place where students vaped, hid out to ditch classes, fought, gambled and in general did things that they were not supposed to do.
—Bob Skolnik, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
France lurched into a political crisis after Prime Minister Francois Bayrou gambled on a confidence vote, with little hope of any quick solution to fix its ailing public finances, whether a new government or a snap parliamentary election comes next.
—Reuters, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gambled
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Charles Murray, the political scientist who—along with the late psychologist Richard Herrnstein—wrote The Bell Curve in 1994, wagered that one of his core ideas about genetics and intelligence would be proved true by 2025.—
Eric Turkheimer,
The Atlantic,
13 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Pascal wagered on eternal matters.—
Toby Stuart,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Ho-Chunk Nation recently filed a lawsuit against sports betting companies Kalshi and Robinhood.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Since the Supreme Court struck down a federal ban on sports betting in 2018, the league has embroiled itself in a matrix of relationships with sports-betting operators, including its official partners DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
26 Oct. 2025
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China has been building the world’s largest navy, launching high-tech warships at a frenetic pace under the leadership of Xi Jinping, putting pressure on the United States and its Pacific allies to keep pace.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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In addition to Hermitage Farm, Laura Lee Brown and Wilson, who also founded the 21c Museum Hotel chain, have put more than 2,400 acres of land in agriculture conservation easements in Oldham County.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Gambled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gambled. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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