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Recent Examples of wager
Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Recently, there’s been a surge of wagers on elections and sports games.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 2 Jan. 2026
In Canada, Sweden and Australia, meanwhile, rates traders are wagering on hikes.
—Anya Andrianova, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Coplan touted the predictive success of Polymarket wagers at the Globes.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Recently, there’s been a surge of wagers on elections and sports games.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
While the play money is worthless, the tokens can be wagered and later converted into cash for withdrawal.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 2 Jan. 2026
In Canada, Sweden and Australia, meanwhile, rates traders are wagering on hikes.
—Anya Andrianova, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wager
Noun
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If your plants have already become noticeably bent and rotating their pots doesn’t correct it, support their stems with stakes or cages, or cut the unruly stems and use them to propagate the plants.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2026
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Government equity stakes in corporations create market distortions favoring those with enough resources to navigate them.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
13 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
Verb
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Gonzales said the situation in Minneapolis, with protesters attempting to interfere in federal immigration operations, has put the United States in an inflection point.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Jan. 2026
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Ford expects to put the first few laps on its new Le Mans challenger in Q3, several months before the team’s maiden race in Qatar in March 2027.—
Jerry Perez,
The Drive,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Wager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wager. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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