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as in predicaments
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 jackpots
The Monopoly promotion, introduced in 1987, became a marketing phenomenon, offering customers the chance to win prizes ranging from free meals to houses, cars, and million-dollar cash jackpots.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Today, Publishers Clearing House and its prize money seem quaint in comparison to jackpots of more than $1 billion from Powerball and Mega Millions.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Two winners scored jackpots worth $15 million from lottery scratchers bought from vendors in the East Bay this week, according to the California Lottery.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent history is full of examples of people who won big jackpots only to see their lives take nightmarish turns.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
The data showed the store, address, number of jackpots won and jackpot amounts won.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
In fiscal year 2024, three jackpots crossed the billion-dollar threshold.
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Top 10 Powerball jackpots The current jackpot is not the sixth-highest Powerball jackpot in the history of the game.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Aug. 2025
According to the lottery, only four tickets matched all six Mega Millions numbers in 2024 – the fewest jackpots won in a calendar year since the game began in 2002.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Today, Publishers Clearing House and its prize money seem quaint in comparison to jackpots of more than $1 billion from Powerball and Mega Millions.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Two winners scored jackpots worth $15 million from lottery scratchers bought from vendors in the East Bay this week, according to the California Lottery.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent history is full of examples of people who won big jackpots only to see their lives take nightmarish turns.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
The data showed the store, address, number of jackpots won and jackpot amounts won.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
In fiscal year 2024, three jackpots crossed the billion-dollar threshold.
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Top 10 Powerball jackpots The current jackpot is not the sixth-highest Powerball jackpot in the history of the game.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Aug. 2025
According to the lottery, only four tickets matched all six Mega Millions numbers in 2024 – the fewest jackpots won in a calendar year since the game began in 2002.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jackpots
Noun
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Pakistan Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad said his nation was hoping for more of a consensus going into Tuesday’s vote given the funding predicaments and operational issues that have dogged the MSS.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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Is River in desperate need of some R&R, or is everyone else projecting their own predicaments onto him?—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Don’t swallow water while swimming in lakes, rivers, or pools.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
5 Oct. 2025
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Unwind by one of two pools, retreat to a private cabana, or stroll along the expansive stretch of pristine beachfront.—
Angela Caraway-Carlton,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Once they've been opened, a jar of pickles is good for about six months.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
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Be ready to eat a lot of pickles or give them out to grateful family and friends.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Common reasons to grant extensions include if the resident is applying for FEMA funds, facing difficulties finding a contractor or working through an insurance claim.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Trump's executive order calls for diverting some of those funds.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The dilemmas of post-revolutionary life—in particular, the gap between fulsome propaganda and flawed realities—were efficiently captured, as usual, in the popular genre known as the anekdot.—
Benjamin Nathans
September 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
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In the plot, a fictional president of Italy faces moral and ethical dilemmas.—
Marcelo Cajueiro,
Variety,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In his first taste of NBA preseason action, Flagg continued to look like a player without any glaring holes in his game.—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The black bucket with a purple lid and a spider atop comes filled with 50 Munchkins doughnut holes.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As their name suggests, annual killifish appear for a brief period of the year in floodplains, wetlands, swamps and other temporary aquatic environments.—
Lauren Liebhaber
September 23,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
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Cottonmouths can be found in aquatic and wetland areas like swamps, marshes, drainage ditches, ponds, lakes and streams.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Inside you’ll find fruit jams and pastes from tangy pineapple and strawberry to pumpkin, fig or even custard.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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No hot water baths or pressure canning, the technique uses modern day refrigerators and freezers to store small batches of homemade jams, condiments and spreads, plus chutneys, pickles, relishes and ketchups.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
29 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Jackpots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jackpots. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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