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 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 Monday had only three big money Florida Lottery drawings — one Powerball, two Fantasy 5 pulls — but seven players shared two jackpots. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 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

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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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Knauss also shared photos of the devastation from the hurricane, which showed chairs overturned in the sanctuary and pools of water that damaged every corner of the facility.

— Raymond Strickland, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
But wherever credible revenue, savings or other financial value exists, scarce public dollars should help bring much larger pools of private capital to the table.

— Marcene Mitchell, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of pools

Noun

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
Fried potato and cheese pierogies topped with brisket, masala barbecue, pickles, street corn and more.

— Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026

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But as standards are lowered, funds will be, too, resulting in families having fewer opportunities to connect.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
The program is also seeking information on how the IRGC transfers funds and materials to its terrorist and militia proxies and partners, as well as individuals or entities involved in financing or facilitating its activities.

— September 18, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of funds

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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

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Each pad has more than 200 ventilation holes to boost airflow around your bust to prevent you from overheating.

— Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Tiny holes in the graphite allowed the microscope’s metal tip to scan the semiconductor underneath.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 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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