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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 On a Saturday of Powerball, Fantasy 5 and Florida Lotto drawings, two jackpots paid off, both winners getting their tickets at Publix stores. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 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 Four of the biggest 10 jackpots in Powerball history have had tickets sold in California, including the largest one in 2022. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 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
  • The two adults-only sloping pools are surrounded by decks with towel service and poolside dining.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Only a few others were at the springs — a cascade of cloudy blue pools as big as hot tubs.
    — David G. Allan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of pools
Noun
  • Anderson’s $38 jars of pickles raised $500,000 for the California Wildlife Center.
    — Marc Malkin, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Its chicken salad scoop options include the Olivia’s Old South (sweet pickles and egg), Jalapeño Holly (with jalapeños), Nutty Nanna (with pecans and cashews), and Barbie Q.
    — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of pickles
Noun
  • The settlements allowing federal authorities to recoup the funds helped resolve allegations that several companies made false certifications on their PPP loan and forgiveness applications.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Ninety percent of the revenue would fund healthcare programs, and the remaining funds would be spent on education programs and food assistance.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of funds
Noun
  • Like the genre itself, the final season’s lingering dilemmas aren’t unheard of, but the way they’re explored is unique, creative, and insightful.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The show also posed sci-fi ideas, such as the potential dilemmas of time travel and encountering new and strange life forms.
    — Mandalit del Barco, NPR, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of dilemmas
Noun
  • The event features 36 holes of stroke play Saturday and Sunday, and then takes the top 64 and puts them in a single elimination match-play bracket that begins on Monday and ends with a 36-hole championship match on Thursday.
    — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The plant’s interior pot has drainage holes, hidden in the cachepot, so your plant won’t drown and your hardwoods won’t get wrecked.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 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 29 Sep. 2026.

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