jackpot

noun

ˈjak-ˌpät How to pronounce jackpot (audio)
Definition of jackpotnext
1
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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2
as in pool
the total of the bets at stake at one time once the jackpot hit $100 million, everybody and his cousin was buying lottery tickets

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Recent Examples of jackpot Thunder Valley has paid out more than 251,000 jackpots over the past year, averaging nearly 700 jackpots per day, or roughly one every 2 minutes. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 16 Aug. 2026 The massive jackpot — secured by matching white balls 4, 26, 66, 67, 69 and red Powerball 9 — was the eighth largest lottery prize in history, and the second largest in the state. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026 No one won the jackpot in the previous drawing on Tuesday, August 11. — Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Aug. 2026 At $2 per play, the odds of winning the jackpot are one in 292 million. — Dave Collins, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for jackpot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jackpot
  1. predicament
  2. pool
  3. pickle
  4. dilemma
  5. hole
  6. jam
  7. corner
Noun
  • Cambodia's predicament shows that dangers remain even when fighting ends.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • And Mitchell doesn't waste any time making the life-or-death stakes of the Platts' predicament abundantly clear.
    — Megan McCluskey, Time, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of predicament
Noun
  • From the lifeguard by the pool who’s been here for 30 years and taught most of the members’ children to swim, to the bright young team at the kids’ club.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Just across the street from the bus stop … lurks a deep drainage pool at the bottom of a sheer 12-foot drop from the street.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of pool
Noun
  • Vegans can also get in on the fun combinations; the Big Mack is loaded with Impossible Burger, vegan mozzarella and Thousand Island dressing, pickles, white onion, iceberg lettuce and sesame seeds.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 18 Aug. 2026
  • This is the ideal cut for stir-fries, ratatouille, or zucchini pickles.
    — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2026
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  • This creates a dilemma for submitters, who must decide whether to use AI to write or rewrite their materials to gain an advantage, despite rules against it.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • While synthetic alternatives solve the ethical dilemma, many of them are plastic-based and very difficult to recycle.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of dilemma
Noun
  • There is a lot to like about the Reds, but there are also some glaring holes.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The result was the equivalent of an X-ray of the subsurface extending roughly 300 feet underground, without drilling a single hole.
    — Nolan Roth, Scientific American, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of hole
Noun
  • Feta and goat cheese make fine substitutions if blue cheese isn’t your jam.
    — Emily Paster, Midwest Living, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Jeff Hoffman allowed two runners in the eighth but escaped the jam, in part, due to Clemens making a diving stop on a hard grounder by Harris.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of jam
Noun
  • Hentges put the tying run on base by plunking pinch-hitter Jahmai Jones, then Red Sox put runners on the corners as Andruw Monasterio beat out a potential double play ball.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Near the left corner of the 6-yard box, Pereyra turned and flicked a shot inside the back post.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of corner

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