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as in choice
a person or thing that is chosen
your best bet would be the scenic route along the coast
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Recent Examples of bet
Zoe Guy, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Labor market worries have pushed traders to build on already hefty bets that the Federal Reserve will cut rates at its meeting later this month.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
Traders are also now betting on cuts at the subsequent two meetings this year, which has helped push stocks to record highs.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Will this legal bet end up like Drizzy’s roller coaster of a gambling career?
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Labor market worries have pushed traders to build on already hefty bets that the Federal Reserve will cut rates at its meeting later this month.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
In May, the commission dropped an appeal of a court decision that allowed Kalshi to offer markets (betting) on political election outcomes.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
Traders are also now betting on cuts at the subsequent two meetings this year, which has helped push stocks to record highs.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bet
Noun
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Monday's order doesn't change Delta's 20% equity stake in Aeromexico.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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Twelve policymakers at the Federal Reserve are set to take a high-stakes vote this week on the nation's benchmark interest rate, attempting to steer the economy through a stormy bout of slow hiring and rising inflation.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These days, the healthy beverage of choice is more likely to be a protein-and-collagen smoothie or a matcha latte whipped with some sort of non-dairy milk.—
Lorena Meouchi,
Vogue,
19 Sep. 2025
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While no service can guarantee the complete removal of your data from the internet, a data removal service is really a smart choice.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Aztecs took an early lead in Pullman two weeks ago before Washington State ran off 29 straight points, including 16 in less than five minutes late in the first half to put the game away.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Two goals and an assist from the Argentine were enough to secure back-to-back wins for Miami and put it on the brink of a place in the playoffs and still within a chance of retaining the Supporters’ Shield.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The government estimated that the organization accepted more than $2 billion in wagers while RED44 was operational.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Abilene Christian is a +1085 underdog, meaning a $100 wager on the Wildcats to score the upset would return $1,085 in profit.—
Jim Barnes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
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The tiara, known as the Lover's Knot, was a favorite of Princess Diana's, royal jewelry expert Lauren Kiehna, told Yahoo.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Tigers are overwhelming favorites in the upcoming Atlantic Coast Conference tilt.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Bet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bet. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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