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Recent Examples of wagers
Bobby Allyn, NPR, 12 Feb. 2026
Kalshi tested the waters by offering its first wagers on the Super Bowl in early 2025 and the CFTC did not step in to stop them.
—Peyton Forte, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
See the latest odds and wagers here.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 8 Feb. 2026
Proposition bets, also known as prop bets, are wagers that are not directly tied to the outcome or the score.
—Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Clase is accused of throwing suspicious pitches to benefit those who placed wagers on him in at least 48 games, according to ESPN.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
There has been a 15% drop in the number of bets placed since Illinois instituted the tax of 25 to 50 cents per bet in the fall, state records show — but an increase in the amount of money bet, as players make fewer but bigger wagers.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
While the prediction market apps initially focused on making predictions on political events like elections, the companies have rapidly expanded into sports, providing new avenues for making wagers in states that ban or heavily restrict sports gambling.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
Sports make up a smaller proportion of wagers on Polymarket, which has also yet to fully launch in the United States (although some Americans likely still access it by using virtual private networks).
—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
Prosecutors say a civilian and a military reservist have been indicted for bribery and obstruction of justice, with an undisclosed number of others also arrested for placing Polymarket wagers based on classified information, according to a statement released Thursday by officials in Tel Aviv.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 12 Feb. 2026
Kalshi tested the waters by offering its first wagers on the Super Bowl in early 2025 and the CFTC did not step in to stop them.
—Peyton Forte, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
See the latest odds and wagers here.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 8 Feb. 2026
Proposition bets, also known as prop bets, are wagers that are not directly tied to the outcome or the score.
—Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Clase is accused of throwing suspicious pitches to benefit those who placed wagers on him in at least 48 games, according to ESPN.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
There has been a 15% drop in the number of bets placed since Illinois instituted the tax of 25 to 50 cents per bet in the fall, state records show — but an increase in the amount of money bet, as players make fewer but bigger wagers.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
While the prediction market apps initially focused on making predictions on political events like elections, the companies have rapidly expanded into sports, providing new avenues for making wagers in states that ban or heavily restrict sports gambling.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
Sports make up a smaller proportion of wagers on Polymarket, which has also yet to fully launch in the United States (although some Americans likely still access it by using virtual private networks).
—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wagers
Noun
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If Vitello is down this bad in the low-stakes breeziness of a cloudy February in Scottsdale, what happens when the real pressure cooker of a big-league season heats up?—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2026
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These findings suggest that men are more likely to pull up stakes and abandon Florida — which, in recent years, has become one of the country’s most expensive regions — while women are digging in their heels.—
Genesis Lisboa,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The prediction market’s CEO, Tarek Mansour, told CNBC that bets on Bad Bunny’s first song alone exceeded $100 million in volume.—
Josephine Rozzelle,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2026
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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
Verb
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Cathy goes to wipe her fingers on her skirt, but Heathcliff instead grabs her hand and puts her fingers in his mouth.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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This approach puts him in good stead ahead of next year’s election.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Wagers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wagers. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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