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as in predicament
chiefly West
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
a wily dude who managed to get himself out of one jackpot after another
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Recent Examples of jackpot
Did anyone win the Powerball jackpot?
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Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Powerball jackpot resets after $1.7 billion win A lucky Powerball ticket sold at a Big’s service station in Fredericksburg, Texas, which is about a 230-mile drive southwest from Fort Worth, was one of two that hit the $1.787 billion jackpot last week and will split the near-record prize.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2025
The Mega Millions jackpot was last hit June 27, when a Virginia player won the $348 million grand prize, lottery officials said.
—Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
For an additional $1, players can add the Megaplier to potentially increase their winnings outside of the jackpot.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Sep. 2025
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Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Powerball jackpot resets after $1.7 billion win A lucky Powerball ticket sold at a Big’s service station in Fredericksburg, Texas, which is about a 230-mile drive southwest from Fort Worth, was one of two that hit the $1.787 billion jackpot last week and will split the near-record prize.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2025
The Mega Millions jackpot was last hit June 27, when a Virginia player won the $348 million grand prize, lottery officials said.
—Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
For an additional $1, players can add the Megaplier to potentially increase their winnings outside of the jackpot.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jackpot
Noun
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The city’s current trash predicament traces back to Measure B, a successful 2022 city ballot measure that ended the decades-long practice of San Diego providing no-fee trash service to single-family homes and many small townhome and apartment complexes.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Sep. 2025
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Although Harold is not literary fiction’s first obsessive ruminator, what makes Muscle Man feel so plugged into the moment is how common the predicament feels.—
Jeremy Gordon,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These tips must be passed on by a customer or, if there is such an agreement with an employer, through a mandatory or voluntary tip-sharing arrangement, such as a tip pool.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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These candidates, selected from a pool of 8,000 applicants, will undergo two years of training and then become eligible for missions to the International Space Station, the moon or Mars.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
21 Sep. 2025
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Those lessons will have to come quickly, considering the season pickle the Chiefs have put themselves in.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Top with chicken mixture and pickle slices.—
Mary Claire Britton,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
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The company applies a sociological attention to the gestures and dilemmas of people’s daily routines; once harvested, these insights are quickly incorporated into product designs.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Drone dilemma The US excels at building large, expensive weaponry, but most American soldiers lack the know-how for fighting with unmanned systems.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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New York could use help across the board, but the infield and the pitching staff are likely the two biggest holes on the roster.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Such landscapes were once common in North America — both in the west (where prairie dog colonies provided an abundance of holes) and in Florida (where the owls generally dig their own).—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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But somehow, without the brass, this actually turned into the night’s most effective all-out rocker, extended into a jam that left the mod setting of the storyline for something that felt a bit closer to the psychedelic era by the end.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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The numerous burgers include the Grind, which comes dressed with lettuce, tomato, red onions, choice of cheese or build your own; the B&B is made with Brie cheese, bacon, smoked habanero jam; and the Southern is made with sharp cheddar pimento cheese, bacon and spicy dill pickles.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
18 Sep. 2025
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Dell’s Ice Blue aluminum design strikes a modern tone with its soft-rounded corners, slim display bezels, and light gray backlit keyboard.—
Charles Jefferies,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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After successfully rounding the corner of generating text, the AI makers shifted into a mode of concentrating on code.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Jackpot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jackpot. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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