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as in interests
a legal right to participation in the advantages, profits, and responsibility of something
if I invest in your business, I expect a stake in it in return
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as in funds
to provide money for
the actor staked the entire production of the film with his own money
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Recent Examples of stakes
Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Adapting to changing stakes College football changed at a glacial pace until 2010, when rounds of realignment disrupted the sport more than Playoff expansion ever could.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 1 June 2026
And that means there are real stakes to the question of who gets to take credit for truly understanding the Great Books.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
The real stakes, however, could be for the investors in the company that brought the world the Enhanced Games with the idea of turning it into a new-age online pharmacy that peddles performance enhancers under medical supervision.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
Either way, the boat should be tied down to the ground or trees with lines and stakes.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
Ocean Casino Resort stakes its claim directly on the Atlantic City Boardwalk with views of a ferris wheel and lighthouse as though to remind you of the city’s modest beachtown origins.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
November stakes In Lake County, the positions of Clerk, Treasurer, and Sheriff — currently held by Anthony Vega, Holly Kim and John Idleburg, respectively — are all coming up for election, as well as county board positions for Districts 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 19.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Small towns may have the majority of oceanfront real estate, but Pensacola stakes its claim with more than 50 miles of white-sand shoreline.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
That is, until Vlad arrives and stakes a claim on her every waking thought.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2026
The majority stakes the largest detention initiative in American history on the possibility that … Congress must have wanted these noncitizens detained—some of them the spouses, mothers, fathers, and grandparents of American citizens.
—Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 12 Feb. 2026
For the Chinese Communist Party, which stakes its claim to legitimacy on defeating Japanese invaders during World War II, that would be an unforgivable outrage.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Mexicali stakes a claim to the clamato cocktail, a heady blend of vodka, clam juice and other ingredients invented in the 1960s by a bartender at the city’s Acueducto Piano Bar.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
For millennials specifically, those two outcomes represent the highest-stakes variables in retention.
—Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Adapting to changing stakes College football changed at a glacial pace until 2010, when rounds of realignment disrupted the sport more than Playoff expansion ever could.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 1 June 2026
And that means there are real stakes to the question of who gets to take credit for truly understanding the Great Books.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
The real stakes, however, could be for the investors in the company that brought the world the Enhanced Games with the idea of turning it into a new-age online pharmacy that peddles performance enhancers under medical supervision.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
Either way, the boat should be tied down to the ground or trees with lines and stakes.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
Verb
The Arab Republic of Egypt (1953) stakes a natural claim to the Rosetta Stone, which was commissioned in 196 BCE by a Greek-speaking pharaoh of Macedonian descent, and unearthed near Alexandria by French engineers in 1799.
—Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
Ocean Casino Resort stakes its claim directly on the Atlantic City Boardwalk with views of a ferris wheel and lighthouse as though to remind you of the city’s modest beachtown origins.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
November stakes In Lake County, the positions of Clerk, Treasurer, and Sheriff — currently held by Anthony Vega, Holly Kim and John Idleburg, respectively — are all coming up for election, as well as county board positions for Districts 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 19.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Small towns may have the majority of oceanfront real estate, but Pensacola stakes its claim with more than 50 miles of white-sand shoreline.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
That is, until Vlad arrives and stakes a claim on her every waking thought.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2026
The majority stakes the largest detention initiative in American history on the possibility that … Congress must have wanted these noncitizens detained—some of them the spouses, mothers, fathers, and grandparents of American citizens.
—Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 12 Feb. 2026
For the Chinese Communist Party, which stakes its claim to legitimacy on defeating Japanese invaders during World War II, that would be an unforgivable outrage.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Mexicali stakes a claim to the clamato cocktail, a heady blend of vodka, clam juice and other ingredients invented in the 1960s by a bartender at the city’s Acueducto Piano Bar.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stakes
Noun
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The art world, with its credentialism, opaque jargon, and tendency to bow to powerful interests, bears a structural resemblance to both politics and academia.—
Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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In his stead, the United States propped up the venal and repressive shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who proved to be a pliable ally readily serving its oil and armament interests.—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Archer and Joby are establishing significant footprints already with bets in the Middle East, where regulators and governments have readily embraced the new tech.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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Some of those bets took time to show returns — six years, in the case of his $1 billion investment in Cisco’s Silicon One architecture — but Robbins is now reaping the rewards.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
Verb
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His chief policy proposal would exempt people’s first $50,000 in income exempt from the federal payroll tax known as FICA that funds Social Security and Medicare.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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Chevron Richmond currently funds a community air monitoring program that’s managed by a third party and collects air quality data at all times at three stations along its fenceline.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
Verb
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Food and drink While many hoteliers rhapsodize about their estate-to-plate dishes, The Newt puts its guests right in the heart of the garden, in its café overlooking the parabola.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Out of this evolutionary necessity, new ways of leading are emerging based on the consciousness of a connected self, that both embraces the ego and puts it in service of a bigger picture, a higher calling.—
Ginny Whitelaw,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Noun
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The results helped vault its shares up 36% and extended five-day gains past 50%.—
Sebastian Herrera,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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In a sharp contrast, shares of Berkshire Hathaway were close to unchanged for the month.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
Noun
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Sorsby, through the filing, admitted to placing at least 2,900 wagers for more than $30,000 during his time in Bloomington.—
Trey Wallace OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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After someone puts themself on an exclusion list for casinos, the council said licensed facilities must refuse their wagers and deny them gaming privileges.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Taxes from tabs go to the state Highway User Tax Distribution Fund, which finances Minnesota’s highway system.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
31 May 2026
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Supporters of the market counter that private money often finances the excavation, preservation, and study of fossils that might otherwise remain buried indefinitely.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
28 May 2026
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“Stakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stakes. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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