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
Advertisement Pascal wagered on eternal matters.
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Toby Stuart, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
And in Muniz versus Dominic Calvert-Lewin, these were the two target men United’s recruitment team had wagered would make the difference in keeping the club up this season.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
With that amount of money being wagered, there are bound to be bad actors.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Most of the money wagered in lotteries isn’t in these jackpot drawing games, said Matheson.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Investigators said Mizhuara wagered on sports other than baseball.
—Amy Taxin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Since sports betting began in 2020, Indiana residents have wagered more than $17 billion on sports — more than 90% of it coming from bets placed online.
—Ethan Hylton, IndyStar, 20 Aug. 2025
Additionally, a player who wagered on something involving their own team could face a permanent loss of NCAA eligibility.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2025
By December, 1930, numbers bankers were using the pari-mutuel total—the sum wagered on a particular horse—to determine the day’s number.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Toby Stuart, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
And in Muniz versus Dominic Calvert-Lewin, these were the two target men United’s recruitment team had wagered would make the difference in keeping the club up this season.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
With that amount of money being wagered, there are bound to be bad actors.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Most of the money wagered in lotteries isn’t in these jackpot drawing games, said Matheson.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Investigators said Mizhuara wagered on sports other than baseball.
—Amy Taxin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Since sports betting began in 2020, Indiana residents have wagered more than $17 billion on sports — more than 90% of it coming from bets placed online.
—Ethan Hylton, IndyStar, 20 Aug. 2025
Additionally, a player who wagered on something involving their own team could face a permanent loss of NCAA eligibility.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2025
By December, 1930, numbers bankers were using the pari-mutuel total—the sum wagered on a particular horse—to determine the day’s number.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wagered
Verb
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Past performances do not guarantee success in the future and betting odds fluctuate from one minute to the next.—
Jacob Camenker,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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In choosing the former economic security minister as its leader, the Liberal Democratic Party is essentially betting on a swing back to the right to attract the younger voters who have flocked to smaller populist outfits, including the arch-conservative Sanseito party.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Let the filter dry completely before putting it back and using the blow dryer again.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Notre Dame had a 79-yard TD drive in the third quarter and a 52-yarder in the fourth to put the game away.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The costume designer’s work has always gambled with class systems and history.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
26 Sep. 2025
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When Patrick Dorgu headed Noussair Mazraoui’s cross from the right back across goal, Fernandes gambled to finish from inside the six-yard box.—
Mark Critchley,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Wagered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wagered. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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