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 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

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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

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There are two pools, one family-friendly, and one for adults only.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
The structure’s 27 gleaming marble petals rise in clusters of three to form nine sides, creating a perfectly symmetrical bloom that appears to float above a series of nine reflecting pools.

— Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of pools

Noun

Her sister Judith can grow huge pumpkins, her twin brother Sammy can heal ailing plants, and her Auntie Dee makes pickles that can predict the future.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
Dill is a favorite of cooks who love adding its bright flavor to everything from potato salad to pickles.

— Heather Bien, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2026

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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

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But strains at the top of the organization over its brand and direction reflect many premium news outlets’ dilemmas about survival and profit in a post-traffic, AI-ascendant media age.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
That’s just a small part of the ethical dilemmas taking place in the high school sports world.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of dilemmas

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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

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