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Recent Examples of wagers
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Legal wagers on sports grew to $160 billion last year in the United States —far more than the just over $100 billion spent on lottery tickets, according to Matheson.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
The Department of Justice listed seven games that saw high-stakes wagers after non-public information was disclosed to gamblers.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The report states the co-conspirator told Earnest that Portland’s best players would not be playing before that information was public, and Earnest went on to share in the profits of fraudulent wagers on the game, which Portland lost by 28 points.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Those bettors allegedly placed wagers with online sports books or retail betting outlets, which prohibit betting based on nonpublic information.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2025
Worse, many engaged in a particularly rash form of gaming, making high-speed wagers on in-game action — a pernicious new product called microbetting.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025
Then, of course, there’s the research suggesting alcohol consumption, often associated with sports spectating, is associated with larger wagers and more rapid loss of money.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
In the span of 46 minutes, there were 30 wagers from a professional sports bettor that totaled $13,759 on the under for Rozier’s points, rebounds and assists, which caused several sportsbooks to close down prop betting on his statistics.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Legal wagers on sports grew to $160 billion last year in the United States —far more than the just over $100 billion spent on lottery tickets, according to Matheson.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
The Department of Justice listed seven games that saw high-stakes wagers after non-public information was disclosed to gamblers.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The report states the co-conspirator told Earnest that Portland’s best players would not be playing before that information was public, and Earnest went on to share in the profits of fraudulent wagers on the game, which Portland lost by 28 points.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Those bettors allegedly placed wagers with online sports books or retail betting outlets, which prohibit betting based on nonpublic information.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2025
Worse, many engaged in a particularly rash form of gaming, making high-speed wagers on in-game action — a pernicious new product called microbetting.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025
Then, of course, there’s the research suggesting alcohol consumption, often associated with sports spectating, is associated with larger wagers and more rapid loss of money.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wagers
Noun
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Outside of flights, players also often set up with or are invited to high-stakes poker games, with cities such as Los Angeles and Houston cited as popular for gamblers, according to a source.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
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This had an actual problem to keep them apart that is very high stakes for both of them.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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If a new account opens and immediately bets on a single player micro-market, that’s suspicious.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Similarly, if an existing account that typically bets $50 on certain games suddenly places a $1,000 bet, that outlier behavior could trigger an investigation.—
Dian Zhang,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The new browser looks a lot like traditional ones such as Google Chrome, but puts ChatGPT at the center of the browsing experience and weaves AI into the user experience.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Instead, the country has pioneered a Blue Economy—an ocean-first approach that puts conservation before consumption, sustainability before spectacle.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Wagers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wagers. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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