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
The comedically top-heavy sausages, which can easily topple forwards into the dirt, temporarily take center stage as the baseball players gaze on in amusement from their dugouts, sometimes wagering on the outcome.
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Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
While MicroStrategy’s stock has soared over 450% since early 2024, BREA is wagering that Solana’s stronger growth potential and staking rewards will drive even higher returns.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Toyota is wagering that humidity control is simpler than handling fragile ceramics that break under high heat.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
All of this shouldn’t be news to Drake, a co-owner of the crypto gambling site Stake, which also owns the streaming platform Kick, where Drizzy often streams himself wagering frightening amounts of money on what look like low-budget iPhone games.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2025
The league’s gambling policy prohibits players and team employees from wagering on baseball, even legally.
—Amy Taxin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
That’s important when considering sports wagering allegations.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Indiana sports wagering totals continue growing When Indiana legalized sports gambling in 2019, one of the key promises was job creation.
—Ethan Hylton, IndyStar, 20 Aug. 2025
Greg Fiume | Getty Images The new move comes as Robinhood is aggressively expanding its prediction markets and wades deeper into the sports wagering arena.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
While MicroStrategy’s stock has soared over 450% since early 2024, BREA is wagering that Solana’s stronger growth potential and staking rewards will drive even higher returns.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Toyota is wagering that humidity control is simpler than handling fragile ceramics that break under high heat.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
All of this shouldn’t be news to Drake, a co-owner of the crypto gambling site Stake, which also owns the streaming platform Kick, where Drizzy often streams himself wagering frightening amounts of money on what look like low-budget iPhone games.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2025
The league’s gambling policy prohibits players and team employees from wagering on baseball, even legally.
—Amy Taxin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
That’s important when considering sports wagering allegations.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Indiana sports wagering totals continue growing When Indiana legalized sports gambling in 2019, one of the key promises was job creation.
—Ethan Hylton, IndyStar, 20 Aug. 2025
Greg Fiume | Getty Images The new move comes as Robinhood is aggressively expanding its prediction markets and wades deeper into the sports wagering arena.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wagering
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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,
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
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Or putting one inside a carry-on just in case.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Shortly thereafter, Dumas turned Birkin’s dreams of an alternative carryall into reality — gifting her with a Birkin bag prototype and putting the silhouette on the market in 1984.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
3 Oct. 2025
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Hollywood today leans more on sequels and reboots, with fewer studios gambling on off-center projects.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this year, a report published in the medical journal The Lancet called on international health leaders to act quickly on regulations before gambling disorders become widespread and common, and that much harder to stop.—
Karen Brown,
NPR,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Wagering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wagering. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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