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Recent Examples of wager
Christopher Gerlacher, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
As the tenor of the global AI race grows existential, the high-stakes wagers of tech titans and world powers risk geopolitical combustion.
—Reva Goujon, Foreign Affairs, 27 Dec. 2024
Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Then comes Final Jeopardy!, the last clue of the game, where the players wager a dollar amount in advance based solely on the category.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Betting Options There are more ways to bet at a slot machine than increasing your wager.
—Christopher Gerlacher, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
As the tenor of the global AI race grows existential, the high-stakes wagers of tech titans and world powers risk geopolitical combustion.
—Reva Goujon, Foreign Affairs, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
Updated Stanley Cup Odds And Schedules Halfway Through 2024-25 Season
A Sunday in Las Vegas has the top sportsbooks filled with fans watching and wagering on the NFL Playoffs.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Then comes Final Jeopardy!, the last clue of the game, where the players wager a dollar amount in advance based solely on the category.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wager
Noun
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TikTok could fade to black in the U.S. in a matter of days after the Supreme Court rejected its appeal to halt a law that will ban the popular video app as of Jan. 19 unless Chinese parent ByteDance sells its stake.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
17 Jan. 2025
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State of play: As of now, TikTok is planning to turn off services in the U.S. on Sunday, the deadline for ByteDance to divest its stake in TikTok.—
Sam Sabin,
Axios,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Big game betting on sides, totals, moneylines and popular prop bets is driving the action at the leading online sportsbooks.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Leafs might just bet that his scoring touch will return, too.—
Jonas Siegel,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
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And so parents, many of whom cherish their children and want to show them love and affection, are forced to put them in nursing homes, sometimes hundreds of miles distant.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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This process essentially discharges the battery without allowing the electrons to be put to use.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Wager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wager. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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