STAKING Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

staking

verb

present participle of stake

as in funding

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

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defunding

as in putting

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 staking Effective staking methods include posts with twine, heavy-duty tomato cages, individual stakes, or horizontal netting. — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026 How many people know someone who’s staking it all on OpenAI and Anthropic today? — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026 The Classic, on the other hand, saves weight by omitting the zipper and using an overlapping design that requires staking into place via the guy line. — New Atlas, 18 July 2026 But unlike tomatoes, many people overlook peppers as a good candidate for staking. — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 18 July 2026 Most tax professionals apply this conservative tax reporting approach for staking income. — Shehan Chandrasekera, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 For pots, look for dwarf zinnia varieties that won’t require staking. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 July 2026

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Verb

However, funding for surveillance and response capacity remains widely recognized as a cornerstone for effective outbreak control.

— Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
Meta, Microsoft, Amazon and Apple are all scheduled to release results over the coming days, with funding the AI boom now a key metric when assessing the balance sheet.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 23 July 2026

Definition of funding

Verb

An O’Neil Group affiliate, the landlord entity financing the construction, applied for the tax credit.

— Alison Griffin, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
The government also reiterated its goal of increasing oil production this year, arguing that higher energy revenues will be critical to financing reconstruction while supporting Venezuela’s broader economic recovery.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026

Definition of financing

Verb

Stapp, for his part, is betting that the sector's slow shift toward disability inclusion has room to accelerate, provided more funders are willing to follow the lead of the ones already doing the work.

— Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Finally, of course, there are the ambitious optimists, people betting that fresh leadership will shake CNN out of it slumber (and give themselves a high-profile role to help achieve those goals).

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026

Definition of betting

Verb

How Freedom Fuel is subsidizing the cost of its cheap gas is unclear.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 16 July 2026
Meanwhile, despite whatever financial pressures hang over universities, a growing number of them are still subsidizing their athletic departments to cover mounting costs.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of subsidizing

Verb

Kalshi does not see itself as a sports betting app, but sports are, by far, the most popular type of wagering on Kalshi, typically accounting for about 80 to 90% of all bets placed on the site.

— Bobby Allyn, NPR, 17 July 2026
On Thursday morning, ABC reported that Gabriel Perez, one of Trump‘s teleprompter operators, won more than $100,000 by wagering on specific words that Trump would use in more than a dozen of the president’s speeches this year.

— Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026

Definition of wagering

Verb

At the Big Ten office, capitalizing means reshaping the league’s inventory and creating special events that place its best programs, environments and star athletes into key television windows.

— Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 26 June 2026
And seeing their dad capitalizing off this situation makes my heart break for all the people that have been sending money.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026

Definition of capitalizing

Verb

Part of every ticket sale will go to Solace Women’s Aid, a British charity supporting women and children affected by domestic violence.

— Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
For an ambitious piece at a considerable price, there might even be a handful of people supporting the acquisition, each pitching in a percentage of the cost.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026

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