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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
Six other players won Fantasy 5 jackpots in the past week.
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Lottery players won two jackpots among Wednesday’s Cash4Life, Powerball, Florida Lotto and Fantasy 5 games, one at a Florida Publix.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Lottery jackpots have rapidly grown in size but become harder to win over the past 10 years, CBS News previously reported.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Pick 3 is a modest game that doesn’t offer life-changing jackpots, but a win is a win.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 30 Dec. 2025
The president’s signature legislation, passed in May (House) and July (Senate) without Democratic support, raises the reporting threshold for gambling jackpots.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 29 Dec. 2025
In the last five years, eight jackpots have surpassed $1 billion.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Dec. 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
January has proven to be a historically lucky month for Mega Millions players, with jackpots won in 19 of the past 23 Januaries since the game began in 2002.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Lottery players won two jackpots among Wednesday’s Cash4Life, Powerball, Florida Lotto and Fantasy 5 games, one at a Florida Publix.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Lottery jackpots have rapidly grown in size but become harder to win over the past 10 years, CBS News previously reported.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Pick 3 is a modest game that doesn’t offer life-changing jackpots, but a win is a win.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 30 Dec. 2025
The president’s signature legislation, passed in May (House) and July (Senate) without Democratic support, raises the reporting threshold for gambling jackpots.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 29 Dec. 2025
In the last five years, eight jackpots have surpassed $1 billion.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Dec. 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
January has proven to be a historically lucky month for Mega Millions players, with jackpots won in 19 of the past 23 Januaries since the game began in 2002.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jackpots
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Rustin has slyly given her script a focus on women’s needs and feelings, a welcome departure for a genre that usually is more concerned about the men’s predicaments.—
Matthew J. Palm,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Jan. 2026
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Brooks’s screenplay makes ample space to dump praise upon its protagonist while bemoaning her many predicaments.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
12 Dec. 2025
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The resort feels considerably more secluded than some of its competitors because of this, with each of its discreet 66 cottages (all with private entrances; suites have private pools) enveloped by lazily drooping palm trees and other local fauna.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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The superyacht is home to not one but two mosaic plunge pools—one of which also sports that lifting floor—as well as three galleys for the owner, who adores cooking.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
30 Jan. 2026
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Serve it with or without a bun plus your favorite toppings like pickles, slaw, and extra sauce.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
21 Jan. 2026
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Sook by Maydan is offering a $ 15-per-person Dine LA lunch menu with a choice of beef wrap or chicken shish taouk wrap, served with house pickles, labneh spread, and a farmers market side salad.—
Kaila Yu,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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The allegations span from 2016 until 2022 during which Reina is accused of using his position to divert funds to fund lavish trips abroad, pay his children’s tuition and extensive renovations to his West Sacramento home, prosecutors said in a statement Thursday.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Automatic payments were issued within 90 days of the court order, with most eligible customers receiving funds by late December 2025.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Three Tri-Valley school districts are facing significant financial dilemmas heading into next year, with budget cuts and potential layoffs threatening to hit classrooms.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Readers send Miss Manners not only their table and party questions, but those involving the more complicated aspects of life - romance, work, family relationships, child-rearing, death - as well as philosophical and moral dilemmas.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
31 Jan. 2026
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The concern was because the final two holes were the most exposed on the course.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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That process involves collecting acorns and then pecking small holes in trees where they are stored for winter use.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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The crab-eating frog (Fejervarya cancrivora) lives in mangroves, coastal swamps and estuaries across Southeast Asia.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The bald cypress is native to much of the Gulf Coast and across riverine swamps of the Deep South.—
Connor Giffin,
Louisville Courier Journal,
12 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Jackpots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jackpots. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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