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Recent Examples of wager
Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Murphy and his predecessor, Gov. Chris Christie, filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking to decriminalize wagers on sports in their state.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025
Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Donaghy has discussed his own gambling addiction, which led to an FBI investigation in 2007 and ultimately his conviction for wire fraud and transmitting wagering information through interstate commerce.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 24 Oct. 2025
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Noun
He was identified because a firm called IC360 noticed a suspicious pattern on wagers from two of his starts.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Murphy and his predecessor, Gov. Chris Christie, filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking to decriminalize wagers on sports in their state.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
In 2019, Arizona Cardinals safety Josh Shaw became one of the first NFL players suspended for wagering legally on his own team’s games.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Donaghy has discussed his own gambling addiction, which led to an FBI investigation in 2007 and ultimately his conviction for wire fraud and transmitting wagering information through interstate commerce.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wager
Noun
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The hurricane violently pulled the tents from their stakes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Penta went one-on-one with Rusev with a shot at Dominik Mysterio's WWE Intercontinental Championship at stake.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Ho-Chunk Nation recently filed a lawsuit against sports betting companies Kalshi and Robinhood.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Since the Supreme Court struck down a federal ban on sports betting in 2018, the league has embroiled itself in a matrix of relationships with sports-betting operators, including its official partners DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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China has been building the world’s largest navy, launching high-tech warships at a frenetic pace under the leadership of Xi Jinping, putting pressure on the United States and its Pacific allies to keep pace.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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In addition to Hermitage Farm, Laura Lee Brown and Wilson, who also founded the 21c Museum Hotel chain, have put more than 2,400 acres of land in agriculture conservation easements in Oldham County.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Wager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wager. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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