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Recent Examples of wager
Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
From there, just make an initial deposit to cover your first wager.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
Bill Center, Mercury News, 14 July 2025
Professional gamblers tend to wager large sums of money with small margins, which can lead to a significant profit over a year.
—Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 10 July 2025
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Noun
The pick is Ferreira to win via knockout, but the odds might make a wager on McVey to pull off the upset worth thinking about, even if the outcome is unlikely.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
From there, just make an initial deposit to cover your first wager.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
Verb
The handle — or the amount of money wagered — was up 7.5%, Rubinstein said.
—Bill Center, Mercury News, 14 July 2025
Professional gamblers tend to wager large sums of money with small margins, which can lead to a significant profit over a year.
—Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wager
Noun
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Joe and Clara Tsai, who had reportedly bought the New York Liberty for something like ten million dollars a few years ago, had recently sold a stake in the team at a valuation of four hundred and fifty million.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
27 July 2025
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Cucumbers that have been dislodged from trellises and stakes should then be resecured to their supports using plant clips or garden twine.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 July 2025
Verb
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Investors and importers appear torn between bracing for Trump’s tariffs to actually take effect next month on one hand, and betting that Trump will postpone them yet again on the other.—
Erin Doherty,
CNBC,
21 July 2025
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At this stage, few would bet against the long body of evidence favoring Brentford’s strategy.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
Verb
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None of the four players sent to the Mariners made the Hall of Fame — putting Fister one up on Doyle Alexander.—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
29 July 2025
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The state health department distributes $12 million in SNAP-Ed funding annually to half a dozen agencies who, in turn, put staff in schools, senior centers, food pantries and farmers markets to teach food stamp recipients how to eat healthier and live a more active lifestyle.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
29 July 2025
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“Wager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wager. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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