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Recent Examples of wager
Kane Wu, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
To that end, Kalshi insists states are preempted by a federal law, the Commodity Exchange Act, from enforcing their gambling laws on exchanges that offer sports prediction market wagers.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
Betters wagered on horse- and dog-racing, as well as Jai-Alai.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Traders have now priced out any wagers on a Fed rate cut this year, compared with bets for roughly two cuts at the start of this year.
—Kane Wu, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
To that end, Kalshi insists states are preempted by a federal law, the Commodity Exchange Act, from enforcing their gambling laws on exchanges that offer sports prediction market wagers.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
Huge amounts of money being wagered on those sites threatened to take business from online sportsbooks like FanDuel and DraftKings.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
Betters wagered on horse- and dog-racing, as well as Jai-Alai.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wager
Noun
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This time, there is far more at stake.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Lyft is acutely aware of the cultural stakes.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Now the venue is to be torn down later this year, the end to a destination just off the highway that was once full of televisions, betting counters and tables, and thick with the scent of afternoon and evening cocktails.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026
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FanDuel is entering the space in a moment when prediction markets faceintense scrutiny over the risk of insider trading, along with larger ethical questions about the societal impact of letting people bet on elections or geopolitical conflicts.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The noise levels in the arena reached epic proportions as the Hawks put the clamps on the Knicks.—
Lauren Williams,
AJC.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Coulombe struck out Austin Wells for the second out, but from there Cora gave the ball to righty Greg Weissert, who allowed the go-ahead two-run pinch hit single to Cody Bellinger and then another RBI single to Judge to put New York ahead 4-2.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Wager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wager. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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