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
The cap will restrict the amount wagered on individual pitches before they are delivered – ball, strike and pitch velocity – while banning parlaying each pitch result during a game.
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David Close, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
Thousands of dollars have been wagered on the prediction market Polymarket over the potential outcome of the proposal.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Each of those four players wagered under $1,000.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Charles Murray, the political scientist who—along with the late psychologist Richard Herrnstein—wrote The Bell Curve in 1994, wagered that one of his core ideas about genetics and intelligence would be proved true by 2025.
—Eric Turkheimer, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Pascal wagered on eternal matters.
—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
Investigators said Mizhuara wagered on sports other than baseball.
—Amy Taxin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
David Close, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
Thousands of dollars have been wagered on the prediction market Polymarket over the potential outcome of the proposal.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Each of those four players wagered under $1,000.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Charles Murray, the political scientist who—along with the late psychologist Richard Herrnstein—wrote The Bell Curve in 1994, wagered that one of his core ideas about genetics and intelligence would be proved true by 2025.
—Eric Turkheimer, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Pascal wagered on eternal matters.
—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
Investigators said Mizhuara wagered on sports other than baseball.
—Amy Taxin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wagered
Verb
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This week’s Club Sportico focuses on a series of sports betting investigations underway in college basketball, ones that could impact dozens of athletes at numerous D-I schools.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Also in this article is the game’s broadcast information, as well as betting information.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Johnson’s 55-yard TD run in the third quarter put MidAmerica Nazarene up 31-0.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
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Younger consumers are, as Veblen might put it, performing taste with efficiency.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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India lost its review in desperation to get Wolvaardt dismissed, and then gambled with Verma’s gentle off-breakers.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Landing a full-time position is a dream come true for many NPS lifers—and not something to be gambled with.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Wagered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wagered. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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