jackpots

noun

plural of jackpot
1
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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2
as in pools
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 jackpots Florida Lottery players went one for four on Wednesday’s big money draw game jackpots, the lone winner picking the numbers at a Publix. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026 Megabucks has been around since 1982 but changed up its format in November 2023, doubling its ticket price to $2 to create bigger jackpots. — Neal Riley, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 Two gamblers at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln near Sacramento won six-figure jackpots on slot machines over the Labor Day holiday weekend. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026 Lottery officials say the move could boost ticket sales and help jackpots grow faster during future rollover runs. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jackpots
  1. predicaments
  2. pools
  3. pickles
  4. funds
  5. dilemmas
  6. holes
  7. swamps
Noun
  • On the screen, in a series of daredevil adventures, the actor had extricated himself from a hundred impossible predicaments.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Aemond, too, for that matter, while Daemon’s arrogance continues to get Team Black into all sorts of predicaments.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of predicaments
Noun
  • That calculus changes as AI systems connect to larger pools of internal data.
    — Nick Burling, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Rooms are below and the pools and gardens on the ground floor – though this does make the lifts a little confusing as numbers go up even though floors go down.
    — Siobhan Grogan, TheWeek, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of pools
Noun
  • But making inroads with a customer who responds positively to condom-wearing pickles is easier said than done, and there certainly isn't a one-size-fits-all strategy.
    — Megan Sauer, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Garlic confit, turkey deli meat, pickles, jalapeño marinade, pesto and an unknown sauce were held past seven days in the walk-in cooler.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of pickles
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  • In Taiwan, telecom and media companies have formed joint funds with a public agency.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • For the most part, the funds from alternative investment companies promising investors a piece of the physical infrastructure powering the AI economy remain the province of institutional investors like pension funds.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of funds
Noun
  • But aspects such as strong characters, emotional investment, aspirational and authentic journeys, contemporary tensions, real moral dilemmas and complex relationships are what keep you there.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • More broadly, the premiere sets up a deepening of Common Side Effects’ many dilemmas.
    — Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of dilemmas
Noun
  • The golf course will remain open to the public throughout the renovation effort, although individual holes may temporarily close while work is underway, the agency said.
    — Matthew Daly, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
  • That might mean using vintage fabric to patch holes in armchairs or rugs, rather than replacing them altogether.
    — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of holes
Noun
  • Staying safe from alligators in Florida Alligators have inhabited Florida's marshes, swamps, rivers and lakes for centuries and are found in all of Florida's 67 counties.
    — Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Stories — real or not — circulated in the 19th and early 20th centuries of White people using Black children as bait while hunting in Florida’s swamps.
    — Matt Baker, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of swamps

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“Jackpots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jackpots. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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