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Recent Examples of wager
Editorial, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
His arrest comes as Polymarket and Kalshi have grown in popularity and as concerns have grown about people with inside information making wagers on those prediction market platforms.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
Betters wagered on horse- and dog-racing, as well as Jai-Alai.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
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Noun
First, how is betting on the first song Bad Bunny performed at the Super Bowl — which topped $100 million in wagers on Kalshi — any different from betting on black at a casino’s roulette table?
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
His arrest comes as Polymarket and Kalshi have grown in popularity and as concerns have grown about people with inside information making wagers on those prediction market platforms.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
Huge amounts of money being wagered on those sites threatened to take business from online sportsbooks like FanDuel and DraftKings.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
Betters wagered on horse- and dog-racing, as well as Jai-Alai.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wager
Noun
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This time, there is far more at stake.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Lyft is acutely aware of the cultural stakes.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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It is designed to stop betting on war, assassinations, government actions, and specific events where an individual either controls or knows about the outcome, such as military actions.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
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Mamdani has a chance to take that windfall and bet it on Queens.—
Peter Peyser,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Spurs led for the entire game and led by as many as 28 points to put the series away on Tuesday.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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More willing to put the collective goal of winning a title above all else.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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“Wager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wager. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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