as in bet
to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event
wagered 20 dollars that his favorite team would win
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Recent Examples of wagered
Large sums were wagered on the outcome of Oliver Cromwell’s second siege of Limerick and the date of the fall of Namur in the Nine Years’ War.
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Stuart Jeffries, Air Mail, 4 Apr. 2026
It’s estimated that $30 billion was wagered legally on NFL games in 2025.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
The craze reached its apex in 1916, when Wall Street bettors wagered $10m (about $300m today) on the contest between President Woodrow Wilson and Charles Hughes — who, as governor of New York, had signed an anti-gambling law trying to ban the practice.
—Kelli María Korducki, thehustle.co, 3 Apr. 2026
Sports betting currently represents a significant and rapidly growing market in the United States, with approximately $167 billion wagered in 2025, an 11% increase from the previous year.
—Cláudia Nunes, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Americans have wagered more than $520 billion on sports since the practice was legalized, and quarterly deposits have risen to $1,250 in 2025, compared to $500 five years ago, the Fed researchers found.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
What the Prediction Markets Are Saying Despite those constraints, users on prediction markets such as Polymarket and Kalshi have increasingly wagered on the possibility of another Trump impeachment.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
In 2019, Americans legally wagered roughly $13 billion.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Roughly $100,000 has been wagered in the market.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
Stuart Jeffries, Air Mail, 4 Apr. 2026
It’s estimated that $30 billion was wagered legally on NFL games in 2025.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
The craze reached its apex in 1916, when Wall Street bettors wagered $10m (about $300m today) on the contest between President Woodrow Wilson and Charles Hughes — who, as governor of New York, had signed an anti-gambling law trying to ban the practice.
—Kelli María Korducki, thehustle.co, 3 Apr. 2026
Sports betting currently represents a significant and rapidly growing market in the United States, with approximately $167 billion wagered in 2025, an 11% increase from the previous year.
—Cláudia Nunes, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Americans have wagered more than $520 billion on sports since the practice was legalized, and quarterly deposits have risen to $1,250 in 2025, compared to $500 five years ago, the Fed researchers found.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
What the Prediction Markets Are Saying Despite those constraints, users on prediction markets such as Polymarket and Kalshi have increasingly wagered on the possibility of another Trump impeachment.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
In 2019, Americans legally wagered roughly $13 billion.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Roughly $100,000 has been wagered in the market.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wagered
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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
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Though the arrest took place in 2023, the case faced new scrutiny in March after a video of the altercation — showing her yelling, putting Mortensen in a headlock and throwing chairs at him while a child could be heard crying — was published by TMZ.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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To have that as something that will live in my memory is worth whatever mental or emotional friction exists in rising from the comfort of my bed and putting my feet down on the floor.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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More than 70% of Connecticut’s undergraduate students have gambled, with 17% reporting it at a moderate level, according to a survey of 1,300 students at 30 higher education institutions across the state conducted by two UConn researchers.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Saints gambled by not making a single substitution until the final minute of the game, nearly becoming the first team since 1979 to play its starters all 40 minutes.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Wagered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wagered. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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