as in wagering
to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event
foolishly bet a week's salary on the World Series
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Recent Examples of betting
At a time when theaters are struggling to sell tickets, exhibitors are betting on increasingly elaborate popcorn buckets like the $50 Yoshi container to capitalize on millennial nostalgia, drum up excitement for movies and ultimately increase profits.
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Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
And people are betting on whether or not they’ll be saved.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
Each candidate is betting large sums of their own money, as well as raising war chests from funders, to pursue the rare open seat.
—Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
The Masters, season’s first of four golf majors, tees off Thursday at Augusta anyway with Scottie Scheffler (ho hum) the betting favorite per DraftKings followed by Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau.
—Greg Cote
april 5, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Desmond is betting on his local record to give him an edge.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Sports betting companies have challenged its constitutionality in court.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
While that is a relatively small increase, when the New York Fed looked solely at the population that newly took up sports betting after legalization (roughly 3% of the population), its estimates show delinquencies rose by 10 percentage points.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
DraftKings’ stock has dropped by almost 40% year-to-date to about $21 per share, as investors worry prediction markets (an exchange form of betting available nationwide under federal oversight) will cut into its traditional sportsbook business.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
And people are betting on whether or not they’ll be saved.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
Each candidate is betting large sums of their own money, as well as raising war chests from funders, to pursue the rare open seat.
—Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
The Masters, season’s first of four golf majors, tees off Thursday at Augusta anyway with Scottie Scheffler (ho hum) the betting favorite per DraftKings followed by Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau.
—Greg Cote
april 5, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Desmond is betting on his local record to give him an edge.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Sports betting companies have challenged its constitutionality in court.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
While that is a relatively small increase, when the New York Fed looked solely at the population that newly took up sports betting after legalization (roughly 3% of the population), its estimates show delinquencies rose by 10 percentage points.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
DraftKings’ stock has dropped by almost 40% year-to-date to about $21 per share, as investors worry prediction markets (an exchange form of betting available nationwide under federal oversight) will cut into its traditional sportsbook business.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for betting
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Since then, the state has raked in more than $170 million through a partnership with the wagering company DraftKings.—
Todd Bookman,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2026
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But when wagering on elections, most traders have seemed to consistently buy and sell only one position, rather than switching between them.—
Parker Bach,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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The city is putting the North Texas Street business district in the spotlight as other local investments, like building a new recreation center, are underway.—
Ashley Sharp,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Heat made a third-quarter push to get back into the game, putting together its own impressive shooting display in the period.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Native American oral histories refer to gambling frequently, said Robert Wiener, a postdoctoral fellow at Dartmouth University who has studied gambling and religion at Chaco Canyon in New Mexico, an ancient Puebloan center.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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For one, prediction markets affect people similarly from a behavioral standpoint, according to gambling addiction researchers and advocacy groups such as the National Council on Problem Gambling.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
2 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Betting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/betting. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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