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staked

verb

past tense of stake
1
as in funded
to provide money for the actor staked the entire production of the film with his own money

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2
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 Porter has staked his claim as the starter opposite Stokes, though rookies McCoy and Masses should continue to challenge him for that role throughout the season. — Sam Warren, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026 The problems the team witnessed on Friday against the Fire were immediately forgotten after the Dream staked their claim from beginning to end. — Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 30 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for staked
  1. funded
  2. put
  3. financed
  4. bet
  5. subsidized
  6. wagered
  7. gambled
Verb
  • Analysts argued that the potential benefits from this year's acquisition spree, which was funded by Lilly's GLP-1 windfall, are being underestimated by the market.
    — Jeff Marks,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Peter Hall’s fellowship at Scientific American is funded by the Tarbell Center for AI Journalism.
    — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of funded
Verb
  • Have the Bills actually put enough around Josh Allen to win the AFC?
    — Austin Mock, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The ratios offer a little more room for expenses by putting a little less toward savings than the longstanding gold standard, the 50/30/20 budget.
    — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of put
Verb
  • Movies developed and financed outside of the major studios and streamers have a massive hill to climb.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Paramount is distributing the film, which was made and financed by Hammerstone.
    — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of financed
Verb
  • The product pulls together data from several markets that allow users to bet on the cost to rent Nvidia chips to create an overall picture of where AI compute costs are heading.
    — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Officials are betting, the gamification strategy – using a points system to track the habit for a modest reward – and a sense of public participation can help to restore a habit being fast replaced by brain rot-inducing doomscrolling.
    — Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of bet
Verb
  • Beyond Medicaid, about three-quarters of school lunches are now fully or partially subsidized.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Barrera has long subsidized his school board pay — a stipend of about $20,000 a year plus health benefits — with outside union work.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of subsidized
Verb
  • Fabian’s reporting put him in the crosshairs of strangers who had wagered fortunes on the subject matter of his article.
    — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of wagered
Verb
  • Larson gambled during the sixth and final caution, staying on the track while other competitors including Bell went into the pits for fresh tires.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026
  • And, yes, this dice roller gambled on him reaching 1,000 yards at +400.
    — Jess Bryant, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of gambled

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“Staked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staked. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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