as in betting
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 wagering
That sum is the amounts received by interactive sports wagering operators from sports wagers as authorized under state law, less the amounts paid as winnings before any deductions for expenses, fees, or taxes.
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Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
Rita has introduced legislation affecting gaming and wagering regulation, health insurance, health care billing reforms and revenue and tax-related legislation.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
In Canada, Sweden and Australia, meanwhile, rates traders are wagering on hikes.
—Anya Andrianova, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
Cote reasoned the bettors could have read the terms of promotions before wagering.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Lock up the latest DraftKings promo code offer by wagering as little as $5 on any NFL matchup today, and in Missouri, new players can take in an elevated $300 bonus with the start of MO sports betting almost here.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
Investors have staked tens of billions on OpenAI and Anthropic, wagering that leading American artificial intelligence companies will dominate the world’s AI market.
—Jasmine Cui, NBC news, 30 Nov. 2025
On the same day the decision was announced permitting wagering on professional sports, the NCAA announced that a former Temple basketball player and two staff members had bet on college and professional games and the player, Hysier Miller, included multiple parlays on his own team.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
Whether intentionally or not, the world is now wagering that these regimes will manage the climate future more effectively than liberal democracies have over the past decades.
—William Burke-White, Time, 20 Nov. 2025
Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
Rita has introduced legislation affecting gaming and wagering regulation, health insurance, health care billing reforms and revenue and tax-related legislation.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
In Canada, Sweden and Australia, meanwhile, rates traders are wagering on hikes.
—Anya Andrianova, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
Cote reasoned the bettors could have read the terms of promotions before wagering.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Lock up the latest DraftKings promo code offer by wagering as little as $5 on any NFL matchup today, and in Missouri, new players can take in an elevated $300 bonus with the start of MO sports betting almost here.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
Investors have staked tens of billions on OpenAI and Anthropic, wagering that leading American artificial intelligence companies will dominate the world’s AI market.
—Jasmine Cui, NBC news, 30 Nov. 2025
On the same day the decision was announced permitting wagering on professional sports, the NCAA announced that a former Temple basketball player and two staff members had bet on college and professional games and the player, Hysier Miller, included multiple parlays on his own team.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
Whether intentionally or not, the world is now wagering that these regimes will manage the climate future more effectively than liberal democracies have over the past decades.
—William Burke-White, Time, 20 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wagering
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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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Sports betting operators have no influence over nor are any such revenues in any way dependent on or linked to the newsrooms or news coverage.—
Jacob Camenker,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Lance Strait is one of hundreds of people whose car was damaged after putting gas at a King Soopers gas station in Parker earlier this week.—
Michael Abeyta,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Or, Allen could solidify his elite status by putting the team on his back much the same way that Jags fan did with Lawrence at a bar.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Outside of politics, in what stands for culture, America’s favorite national pastimes seem to be gambling, weed, gaming, and Joe Rogan.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
5 Nov. 2025
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Unlike the pre-crisis era, buyers are appearing to use ARMs as financial tools for specific strategies, rather than gambling on ever-increasing home values.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Wagering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wagering. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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