Thesaurus results for WAGERING

wagering

verb

present participle of wager

as in betting

to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event wagered 20 dollars that his favorite team would win

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Recent Examples of wagering The measures come as Commissioner Adam Silver pushes for greater access to wagering data and more control over the types of markets offered on the league's games. — Jessica Golden,contessa Brewer, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 Underdog is giving new users a chance to get in on the action with promo code FOXNEWS to earn a $10 bonus bet token each day for ten days when wagering $5 each day. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Prosecutors accused Smith and at least 26 other named defendants of wagering millions of dollars and paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to players in bribes. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 His father was training horses and betting on them; his mother enjoyed wagering with her family. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026 On the politics, his statement summons a legacy-killing disaster by wagering that nothing will go wrong, when something likely will go wrong during his presidency. — Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

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Fed funds futures traders are largely betting that the central bank will raise rates at least once in 2027, according to CME's FedWatch data as of Tuesday.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Apple is betting that its focus on privacy and the fact that consumers already run their digital lives on its iPhones, iPads and Macs will give it an edge.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of betting

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On Friday, that thought process took another gigantic step, as those in charge of putting a product on television have all but signed the official paperwork to once again expand the college football playoff.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
But the Broncos aren’t just about putting the ball in the back of the net — their defense has allowed just six goals all season and is led by near-impenetrable sophomore goalkeeper Ava de Leest.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 17 Oct. 2026

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American Future doesn’t mention gambling whatsoever in its ads.

— Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Three in college, and four later, gambling with the delicate calibration that exists between a meager bone density—after four years of iron deficiency, amenorrhea, and a propensity for fracturing—and a need for running like breathing, like air.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of gambling

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