STAKED Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

staked

verb

past tense of stake

as in funded

to provide money for the actor staked the entire production of the film with his own money

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as in put

to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event I'd stake a year's salary that she'll win the general election

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Recent Examples of staked It was built across the decade that followed in journals, boardrooms and the offices of clinicians who staked their credibility on a better approach. — Erez Meltzer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 This is a sharp metal spike at the bottom of each pole that is staked into the ground. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 Mayaka staked Boise an early lead with his second goal of the season in first-half stoppage. — Idaho Statesman, 9 Aug. 2026 Both have staked their political careers on a tough-on-crime agenda. — Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 6 Aug. 2026 Instead, the Big Ten has staked its claim as the best in college football. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Horwitz followed with a bases-clearing double that staked Pittsburgh to a 3-0 lead. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 While the Franks, Burgundians, Ostrogoths, Visigoths and their ilk fought among themselves, stealthier territorial claims were being staked in plain sight by beech and oaks and pines. — Literary Hub, 30 July 2026 Later that afternoon, about four miles away outside of Home Depot in Pasadena, organizers staked in the ground dozens of white crosses that bore photos of the dead — the majority of them men. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

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The state law tightened bail rules for violent offenses, changed protocols for mental health evaluations and funded additional prosecutors in Mecklenburg County.

— Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026
Johnson said moving some of those funds would not endanger any ongoing projects funded by the American Rescue Plan Act.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of funded

Verb

Hospitals and other healthcare providers have warned that the changes could put additional financial pressure on rural facilities that rely heavily on Medicaid reimbursements.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
But the band fury is as climactic as anything that could be done continuing to have the full ensemble play… and Dudamel looked happy enough to put his baton down, turn around and just watch the group play for a few minutes.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of put

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The United States now consumes nearly 40% of the electricity used by data centers worldwide, and the infrastructure required to support further growth will have to be financed, permitted, manufactured, and built.

— Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Investigators were still tracing financial records to determine whether companies financed or ordered the land clearing, signaling the probe could expand beyond those arrested.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of financed

Verb

Unlike earlier rebounds, when traders mainly bet on short-term price gains, investors are now paying for exposure to bitcoin gains further into the future.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
Media rights, sports betting help drive growth The value of live sports broadcasts has never been higher.

— Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of bet

Verb

Under Gavi’s cofinancing model, low- and middle-income countries’ initial vaccine purchases are subsidized by contributions from high-income countries and other investors.

— Kathryn H. Jacobsen, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
Penguin Random House, largest seller of books, and most eager to sell them best, testified in court that the sales of only 4 percent of its books effectively subsidized the rest.

— M. C. Mah, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of subsidized

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The function’s creator, Bernhard Riemann, wagered that the only way to make that output sum to exactly zero is to make the input variable’s real part exactly 1⁄2.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
But short covering has also contributed to the decline, according to S3, as investors who had wagered against SpaceX bought back stock to exit their positions.

— Yun Li, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of wagered

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