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Recent Examples of wager
Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors allege the friend then sold that information to gamblers, who bet on Rozier’s prop bets as part of a scheme to place wagers using nonpublic information about NBA games.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Peyton Forte, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
And of course, users can wager on traditional football outcomes like most rushing yards.
—Sarah Whitten,sara Salinas,sarah Jackson,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Underage bets also likely represent a tiny fraction of a company’s overall sportsbook handle, or wagers.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors allege the friend then sold that information to gamblers, who bet on Rozier’s prop bets as part of a scheme to place wagers using nonpublic information about NBA games.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Verb
The amount wagered on the Super Bowl has grown for eight years straight.
—Peyton Forte, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
And of course, users can wager on traditional football outcomes like most rushing yards.
—Sarah Whitten,sara Salinas,sarah Jackson,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wager
Noun
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FedEx and private equity investor Advent International will both each own 37 percent of shares in the company, with investment firms A&R and PPF holding 16 percent and 10 percent stakes, respectively.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
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Providence took the place of two prior investors, RedBird Capital and Madrone Capital Partners, who took ownership stakes in sports teams — football club AC Milan and the NFL’s Denver Broncos — and as such couldn’t own a stake in a sports talent representation firm.—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Silver also admitted the overwhelming size of this task, given that roughly 80 countries allow betting on the NBA while billions more are wagered illegally.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Going into a potential big-screen crossover, Disney and 20th Century Studios could decide to bet big on the biggest space horror showdown ever.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The couple heard police on a loudspeaker tell someone to put his weapon down and end the situation peacefully shortly before the helicopter arrived.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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McMillan, taken eighth overall by the Panthers in last year’s NFL Draft, put together a rookie campaign with 70 receptions (122 targets) for 1,014 yards and seven touchdowns.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Wager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wager. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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