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Recent Examples of wager
Alex Sundby, CBS News, 16 May 2025
Sportsbooks in Nevada, for example, took in about $1.29 billion in basketball wagers in the first three months of the year, down from $1.32 billion in 2024 and $1.44 billion in 2023.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 8 May 2025
Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
Like with all forms of betting, wagering on prediction markets can be a slippery slope.
—Natalie Wu, CNBC, 10 May 2025
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Noun
The odds will change as bettors place their wagers leading up to Saturday's approximate post time of 7:01 p.m. EDT.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 16 May 2025
Sportsbooks in Nevada, for example, took in about $1.29 billion in basketball wagers in the first three months of the year, down from $1.32 billion in 2024 and $1.44 billion in 2023.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 8 May 2025
Verb
Place a $10 bet in certain states or wager up to $1,500.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
Like with all forms of betting, wagering on prediction markets can be a slippery slope.
—Natalie Wu, CNBC, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wager
Noun
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In late 2022, BBC Studios Productions had taken a 25 percent stake in the company.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
29 May 2025
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As that stack grows to include 6G and quantum, U.S. global infrastructure leadership is at stake.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Verb
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The fact that GitHub is betting on Claude rather than a model from its parent company Microsoft (which has close ties to OpenAI) suggests Anthropic has built something genuinely competitive.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2025
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An interactive attraction showing in Oakland until Sept. 28 is betting, yes indeed.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
22 May 2025
Verb
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Trump was given 10 days to put the injunction into effect, per the order accompanying the ruling.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
30 May 2025
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Moira puts Morck in charge of the initiative, sending him down to a glorified bathroom in a subbasement, providing no additional resources and moving the budget into other underserved departments.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
29 May 2025
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“Wager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wager. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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