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Recent Examples of wager
Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2026
Biden administration lawyers argued that placing wagers on races amounted to a game, a word that is not defined at all in the law.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 17 Jan. 2026
Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2026
Smith attempted to wager $50,000 on Southern Miss at a Kentucky casino, but was rejected and allowed to bet only $860 on the full-game spread.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
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Noun
In 2012, one bettor on the now-defunct prediction market Intrade placed a series of huge wagers on Mitt Romney in the two weeks preceding the election, generating a betting line indicative of a tight race.
—Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2026
Biden administration lawyers argued that placing wagers on races amounted to a game, a word that is not defined at all in the law.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 17 Jan. 2026
Verb
Unintentionally or not, this is what happens when media outlets normalize treating every piece of news and entertainment as something to wager on.
—Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2026
Smith attempted to wager $50,000 on Southern Miss at a Kentucky casino, but was rejected and allowed to bet only $860 on the full-game spread.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wager
Noun
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According to the report, internal Buss family disputes led to the majority stake of the franchise being sold to Mark Walter last year.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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For travelers heading to Europe or more remote destinations, the financial stakes are even bigger.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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To the critics, LaFleur is 2-3 in the playoffs as a betting favorite, tied for the worst win rate among 19 coaches with at least five such games this century.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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This time, a more emboldened administration appears to be betting that both fear and a show of force will be enough to quell a movement that has become fragmented and disillusioned through the years.—
Paola Ramos,
Time,
12 Jan. 2026
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In those two top nominees, the film academy put its full force behind a pair of visceral and bracingly original American epics that each connected with a fraught national moment.—
JAKE COYLE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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The message echoing through the halls of Davos this year was that businesses and governments should no longer be putting plans in place to navigate periods of temporary disruption.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Wager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wager. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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