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as in predicaments
chiefly West
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
a wily dude who managed to get himself out of one jackpot after another
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Recent Examples of jackpots
Two winners scored jackpots worth $15 million from lottery scratchers bought from vendors in the East Bay this week, according to the California Lottery.
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Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent history is full of examples of people who won big jackpots only to see their lives take nightmarish turns.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Eight Mega Millions or Powerball jackpots have gone unclaimed in the last 25 years, according to data on the two lottery sites.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
The data showed the store, address, number of jackpots won and jackpot amounts won.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
In fiscal year 2024, three jackpots crossed the billion-dollar threshold.
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Top 10 Powerball jackpots The current jackpot is not the sixth-highest Powerball jackpot in the history of the game.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Aug. 2025
According to the lottery, only four tickets matched all six Mega Millions numbers in 2024 – the fewest jackpots won in a calendar year since the game began in 2002.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Supermarket shoppers, one of whom got groceries in Pompano Beach, split one of Sunday’s Florida Lottery jackpots.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent history is full of examples of people who won big jackpots only to see their lives take nightmarish turns.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Eight Mega Millions or Powerball jackpots have gone unclaimed in the last 25 years, according to data on the two lottery sites.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
The data showed the store, address, number of jackpots won and jackpot amounts won.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
In fiscal year 2024, three jackpots crossed the billion-dollar threshold.
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Top 10 Powerball jackpots The current jackpot is not the sixth-highest Powerball jackpot in the history of the game.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Aug. 2025
According to the lottery, only four tickets matched all six Mega Millions numbers in 2024 – the fewest jackpots won in a calendar year since the game began in 2002.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Supermarket shoppers, one of whom got groceries in Pompano Beach, split one of Sunday’s Florida Lottery jackpots.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jackpots
Noun
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Reading the poem today, one is still struck by the predicaments and responsibilities this voice takes up.—
Elaine L. Wang
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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These extreme predicaments and the deaths of people trapped in flooding homes in the Lower Ninth Ward were powerful reminders of the vulnerability of many low-income, elderly and ill residents who were unable to get out ahead of the disaster.—
Eric Kevin Stern,
The Conversation,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Along a dirt road off the narrow highway that hugs the northern shore the taro leaves extend like waving hands from the quilt of rectangular pools so shallow that the birds in them stand with their leg joints exposed.—
Matt Negrin,
Rolling Stone,
20 Sep. 2025
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While governments may pass legislation to expand staffing pools, and facilities may work to improve training, the heart of care comes from the watchful eyes and steady involvement of families.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Each burger is topped with lettuce, tomato, onion and pickles on a brioche bun.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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Cats wreaking havoc in the home have long been a staple of viral content, from breaking vases to destroying silk pillows, pickles joins a proud tradition of furry agents of chaos.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Providing both a blueprint for success and supplemental funds to other racing venues within the state, the piece of property within rock-throwing distance of the Tennessee state line has helped initiate a renaissance.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Those tactics are also used to generate funds meant to help the regime subvert international sanctions and develop its nuclear weapons programs, according to the US government.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The company applies a sociological attention to the gestures and dilemmas of people’s daily routines; once harvested, these insights are quickly incorporated into product designs.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Here's an outline of some of those moral and ethical dilemmas that appear to be keeping Altman awake at night.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This set includes six hangers, each designed with five holes that can hold five garments both horizontally (up to 6 pounds) and vertically (up to 8 pounds).—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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Several bullet holes, a pile of sheets, clothing and cardboard covered in blood were all found at the scene, along with an AR-style rifle, other guns and several pools of blood, according to the outlet.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Cottonmouths can be found in aquatic and wetland areas like swamps, marshes, drainage ditches, ponds, lakes and streams.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Sep. 2025
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Far from the equatorial lowlands where these swamps formed, polar glaciers steadily marched on the midlatitudes and threatened to take over the entire planet.—
Peter Brannen,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This includes liquids and liquidy things, such as any drink, yogurt, syrup, soup, jams and jellies, condiments, or anything jarred in oil, as well as spreadables like nut butters, pâté, creamy cheeses, frosting, and dips and spreads such as hummus.—
Jessie Beck,
AFAR Media,
16 Sep. 2025
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The fruits have a unique, sweet, melon- or berry-like taste and can be enjoyed raw and cooked as juices, purees, and jams.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
16 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Jackpots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jackpots. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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