Thesaurus results for JACKPOTS

jackpots

noun

plural of jackpot

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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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 For those who like to play the draw games with the gargantuan jackpots, Wednesday’s Powerball pull will be worth $434 million. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026 Since launching in 1992, Powerball jackpots have been hit more than 400 times. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 7 July 2026 Thunder Valley has paid out more than 251,000 jackpots over the past year, averaging nearly 700 jackpots per day, or roughly one every two minutes. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026 Lucky Day Lotto is drawn twice daily, with the jackpots starting at $100,000, Illinois Lottery officials said. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026 The city had a thriving poker scene in the early two-thousands, with enormous jackpots exchanging hands in empty warehouses and office parks, and Pughsley quickly earned a reputation for being loud and cocky. — Keith O’Brien, New Yorker, 25 June 2026

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Noun

Rather than bridging shortfalls, both Seattle and Washington now face more difficult fiscal predicaments, Joblon said.

— Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
The madman strategy is for not-crazy leaders caught in adverse predicaments.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026

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Without anything more binding than a handshake, these loan pools rely on community ties to ensure debts are repaid.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Last year’s actual bonus spending — teams face penalties for exceeding their pools — again broke a record at more than $392 million.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Definition of pools

Noun

Even before this manicure, pickles have been finding their unlikely way into the beauty world lately.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 9 July 2026
Here, instead of the mustard that’s included in many classic potato salad recipes, sour cream, vinegar, and briny pickles team up to lend a lovely amount of tartness to cut through the richness of the potatoes, eggs, and mayo.

— Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2026

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In all, the foundation, backed by multi-billionaires Henry and Susan Samueli, said the two funds will give about $15 million to 89 nonprofits.

— Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
As the original letter noted, the daughter-in-law and son are paying quite a lot of money for the mother’s care because the mother doesn’t have the funds.

— Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2026

Definition of funds

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Expect plenty of action, interpersonal tensions and philosophical dilemmas around destiny and morality.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Unlike many gardening dilemmas there's actually one right answer, and our gardening experts are here to break down exactly what that is.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 6 July 2026

Definition of dilemmas

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Two weeks after winning her first major at the Women's PGA Championship, Ryu birdied four of her last five holes at Evian Golf Resort.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
Hand sewn button holes, or ruffles made of old men’s shirts were all beautiful ways to put some real beauty into otherwise practical clothes.

— Caroline Reilly, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

Definition of holes

Noun

Florida alligator safety 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, 29 June 2026
For millions of years between 350 and 280 million years ago (about 30 million years before the first dinosaurs), these croc-like animals ruled the rivers, swamps, and lakes of the ancient world.

— Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 18 June 2026

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