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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
Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
San Diego, meantime, goes onto the list of cities synonymous with buzzer-beating winners in higher-stakes NCAA Tournament games.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Vanasse will play Jane Shearer, the lead role in the six-part drama set in the high-stakes world of diplomacy.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2026
Here is what to know about its high-stakes flight in early April.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 23 Mar. 2026
The high-stakes dispute is not likely to be resolved by higher court review for months.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 22 Mar. 2026
Personal stakes for families For many here, this is deeply personal, with loved ones still in Iran.
—Erin Jones, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
But trial attorney advocacy organizations, and academic legal experts who don’t have a dog in the fight, say those attacks obscure the high stakes for consumers writ large.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 21 Mar. 2026
Those stakes have been elevated the past week for the Heat and the response has been loss, loss, loss.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
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
San Miguel Chapel Located along the Old Santa Fe Trail in the Barrio de Analco Historic District, this Spanish colonial mission church stakes its claim as the oldest in the United States.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2026
The Scout, originally produced by International Harvester from 1961 to 1980, stakes its claim as the world’s first utility vehicle.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2026
Gliding gracefully through the mix of styles and languages — from Mandarin and Arabic to German and her native Spanish — Rosalia further stakes her claim as one of most fascinating voices in music today.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
Noun
The Big Ten alone sent six teams to the Sweet 16, meaning the financial stakes for some of the country’s wealthiest athletic boosters have never been higher.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
San Diego, meantime, goes onto the list of cities synonymous with buzzer-beating winners in higher-stakes NCAA Tournament games.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Vanasse will play Jane Shearer, the lead role in the six-part drama set in the high-stakes world of diplomacy.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2026
Here is what to know about its high-stakes flight in early April.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 23 Mar. 2026
The high-stakes dispute is not likely to be resolved by higher court review for months.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 22 Mar. 2026
Personal stakes for families For many here, this is deeply personal, with loved ones still in Iran.
—Erin Jones, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
But trial attorney advocacy organizations, and academic legal experts who don’t have a dog in the fight, say those attacks obscure the high stakes for consumers writ large.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 21 Mar. 2026
Those stakes have been elevated the past week for the Heat and the response has been loss, loss, loss.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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
San Miguel Chapel Located along the Old Santa Fe Trail in the Barrio de Analco Historic District, this Spanish colonial mission church stakes its claim as the oldest in the United States.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2026
The Scout, originally produced by International Harvester from 1961 to 1980, stakes its claim as the world’s first utility vehicle.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2026
Gliding gracefully through the mix of styles and languages — from Mandarin and Arabic to German and her native Spanish — Rosalia further stakes her claim as one of most fascinating voices in music today.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stakes
Noun
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Port Harcourt was founded in 1913 and governed by the military, the police, and by courts that upheld colonial law to protect British commercial interests and missionaries.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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As per Kadas, the app is engineered specifically to facilitate real-world interactions between users who share common interests and live within close geographical proximity, and they are matched on those very factors.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Worries have gotten so high that traders have canceled nearly all their bets that the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates this year, according to data from CME Group.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
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South Africa’s gambling industry regulator estimates that around two-thirds of adults engage in online bets, more than double 2017 levels.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The state agency that funds Medicaid is asking lawmakers to lower the rate paid to providers to help balance the budget and to allow more chances to review payments.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2026
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While the Indiana Brownfields Program funds environmental investigations, drums and tanks won’t be left behind when discovered.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The show, which puts a funny twist on the classic tale of Dracula, is filled with comedy and romance, and that romance can be seen both onstage and off.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The moody Moon tugs at vigorous Mars, resulting in a square that puts pressure on your wary 8th house and your typically more light-hearted 5th house.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Its shares are in the penny stock range, closing at just under 40 cents a share on Friday.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
21 Mar. 2026
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Twitter’s shares fell sharply in the immediate aftermath of the tweet.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Supporters of legalization say people will place online sports wagers regardless of whether the practice is legal, so the state should regulate and tax it.—
MICHAEL GOLDBERG Mississippi Today,
Arkansas Online,
25 Mar. 2026
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Supporters of legalization say people will place online sports wagers regardless of whether the practice is legal, so the state should regulate and tax it.—
MICHAEL GOLDBERG,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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After becoming governor the second time in 2011, Jerry Brown proposed a major overhaul of how California finances public education.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The group will use the Chicago Prize to bolster the coalition’s existing revolving loan fund that finances new home construction.—
Brian J. Rogal,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Stakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stakes. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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