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Recent Examples of oddsmaker
In any case, the 10-0 Panthers were angry about the fact that the 3-7 Cowboys had been slightly favored by oddsmakers early in the week, owing largely to the return of Dallas’ star quarterback Tony Romo.
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2025
But that hasn’t stopped the oddsmakers from making Stevenson a large betting favorite to retain his lightweight title vs. Zepeda on Saturday night.
—Josh Katzowitz, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
The famously mercurial brothers Gallagher have provided oddsmakers with plenty of historical material to suggest a 41-date voyage around the world helmed by a pair of hotheads is a tenuous arrangement.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 5 July 2025
Names are already being bandied about by economists and, yes, oddsmakers.
—Kevin Williams, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2025
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2025
But that hasn’t stopped the oddsmakers from making Stevenson a large betting favorite to retain his lightweight title vs. Zepeda on Saturday night.
—Josh Katzowitz, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
The famously mercurial brothers Gallagher have provided oddsmakers with plenty of historical material to suggest a 41-date voyage around the world helmed by a pair of hotheads is a tenuous arrangement.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 5 July 2025
Names are already being bandied about by economists and, yes, oddsmakers.
—Kevin Williams, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oddsmaker
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The nonpartisan election handicapper Cook Political Report rates Kemp’s seat as a toss-up.—
Brandon Conradis,
The Hill,
29 July 2025
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Derby: Expert handicapper Ed DeRosa is a big proponent that winning money at the Kentucky Derby is more important than picking the winner.—
Ray Padilla,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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The odds of President Trump completing his second White House term have fallen dramatically as a result of public backlash over his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case over the past month, according to a leading bookmaker.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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Unwilling to take orders or play by the rules of polite society, the two partner up as a bookmaker and his enforcer and run an illicit gambling operation that proves highly profitable — but dangerous.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
8 May 2025
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For one thing, this is a lot closer to how Wall Street started – a game of telephone among pods of speculators before the invention of the telephone – than is represented in any academic version of sober capital formation.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
26 July 2025
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Sixty percent of speculators in the Fed funds futures market currently think Powell will cut interest rates by 0.25% to the 4% level in September—a move that would deliver new cheap money into equities.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
25 July 2025
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In 2005, an anonymous tipster sent the family disturbing images of a woman from an adult website based in the Caribbean.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
19 July 2025
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Tips are anonymous and tipsters are given a number instead of using their name.—
Bethany Blankley,
The Washington Examiner,
11 July 2025
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“Oddsmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oddsmaker. Accessed 11 Aug. 2025.
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