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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
If no one wins the jackpot, the cash prize will continue to tick up.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
The winner hit the Fantasy 5 jackpot, winning $126,849.83 in the evening drawing, Saturday, Aug. 2, according to the Florida Lottery’s website.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
The odds of winning the jackpot without Power Play multipliers are 1 in 292,201,338.
—Samara Gerstle, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2025
Lawmakers' interest intensified after a different courier company sold the winning ticket for an $83.5 million jackpot in the Feb. 17 Lotto drawing.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
The winner hit the Fantasy 5 jackpot, winning $126,849.83 in the evening drawing, Saturday, Aug. 2, according to the Florida Lottery’s website.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
The odds of winning the jackpot without Power Play multipliers are 1 in 292,201,338.
—Samara Gerstle, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2025
Lawmakers' interest intensified after a different courier company sold the winning ticket for an $83.5 million jackpot in the Feb. 17 Lotto drawing.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jackpot
Noun
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This predicament, occurring just five months after the airline's emergence from bankruptcy, initiated a rally predominantly led by United Airlines stock (NASDAQ: UAL), which saw a 10% increase.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Witnesses recalled the woman’s behavior at the time of her predicament.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, at low tide, the beach widens—revealing tidal pools where children hunt for tiny crabs and sea glass.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Wilder got the Getty family to agree to have a full concrete pool installed, but minus the pumps and usual engineering since it was only needed for a few days of shooting.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Order by the pound, or grab a sandwich with any of their meats served on a bun with pickles and homemade slaw.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Aug. 2025
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Spoon 1/4 of the ground beef evenly across the top of the sheets, followed by shredded lettuce, shredded cheese, diced pickles and onions.—
Gretchen McKay,
Boston Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
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Bigelow and screenwriter Noah Oppenheim construct a frighteningly plausible scenario in which a multitude of dilemmas—practical and personal, bureaucratic and existential—overlap in real time and at a mounting rate.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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Recent tours to the U.S. have been trickier, leaving them with the dilemma of whether sleep is really that important as kick-off times stretch into the early hours.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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Gordon, hitting holes hard with his physical running style, sparked the run game in the second half.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
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With just 18 holes remaining, Ludvig Aberg and Harry Hall round out the top five at 8-under.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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The sit-down was so named for the Japanese charcoal grill used in many courses, which included Japanese A5 Wagyu steak, edible floral arrangements of microgreens and crackling chicken-skin cones filled with foie gras and cloudberry jam.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
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Its 6 fillings include hazelnut spread, pastry cream, pistachio spread, dark chocolate, apricot jam and mixed berry jam.—
Gary Stern,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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With a new generation of full-size pickups and SUVs around the corner, GM’s prospects should get brighter over the next four to five years.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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Also, exposed in a kitchen corner: rodent bait. Re-re-re-re-inspection, Wednesday again: Passed.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Jackpot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jackpot. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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