wagered

past tense of wager
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 Fabian’s reporting put him in the crosshairs of strangers who had wagered fortunes on the subject matter of his article. Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026 The function’s creator, Bernhard Riemann, wagered that the only way to make that output sum to exactly zero is to make the input variable’s real part exactly 1⁄2. Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026 But short covering has also contributed to the decline, according to S3, as investors who had wagered against SpaceX bought back stock to exit their positions. Yun Li, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026 The board has now wagered $53 billion of other people's money that the second skill has finally shown up. Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Big sporting events, like the NBA finals and the World Cup, saw tens of billions of dollars wagered. Bobby Allyn, NPR, 27 July 2026 Sorsby wagered more than $90,000, and his gambling was flagged by law enforcement. Antonio Morales, New York Times, 29 June 2026 Table tennis remains one of the most popular sports for Colorado gamblers to bet on, with $989 million wagered since legalization. Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 18 June 2026 After SpaceX’s rally on Monday, many traders wagered the stock had risen too far, too fast. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wagered
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  • That’s precisely why he’s surrounded by a building of believers betting his leadership can take the Bengals back to SoFi Stadium.
    Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Median deposit balances for betting households in 2026 sat at just 59% of non-betting households.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Have the Bills actually put enough around Josh Allen to win the AFC?
    Austin Mock, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The ratios offer a little more room for expenses by putting a little less toward savings than the longstanding gold standard, the 50/30/20 budget.
    Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 7 Sep. 2026
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  • And, yes, this dice roller gambled on him reaching 1,000 yards at +400.
    Jess Bryant, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Rather than finishing the ambitious project, Rinsch gambled much of the money in the cryptocurrency market before spending millions more on luxury purchases.
    Antonio Ferme, Variety, 29 June 2026

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“Wagered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wagered. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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