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a person or thing that is chosen
your best bet would be the scenic route along the coast
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Recent Examples of bet
Elias Burke, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
While details of the ceremony remain under wraps, there's a good bet that organizers will take a cue from the recent Grammy Awards, which tastefully and appropriately made heroic firefighters and fundraising a focus of the performance-rich night.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
Jesse Granger, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
While there have been more effective demonstrations of error correction in the past, a number of companies are betting that Amazon's general approach is the best route to getting logical qubits that are capable of complex algorithms.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Neither should outside bets Brighton & Hove Albion and Fulham, who are inconsistent but capable of beating any side on their day.
—Elias Burke, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
While details of the ceremony remain under wraps, there's a good bet that organizers will take a cue from the recent Grammy Awards, which tastefully and appropriately made heroic firefighters and fundraising a focus of the performance-rich night.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
Verb
His offensive production has been nearly nonexistent this season, but the Golden Knights love betting on players with scoring upside.
—Jesse Granger, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
While there have been more effective demonstrations of error correction in the past, a number of companies are betting that Amazon's general approach is the best route to getting logical qubits that are capable of complex algorithms.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bet
Noun
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For us, when democracy is at stake, the answer is no.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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Preventing it from happening again, as Vance pledged to do at Dachau, Scholz said, cannot be reconciled with support for the AfD. More is at stake than German politics.—
Massimo Calabresi/Dachau,
TIME,
22 Feb. 2025
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Quinn Hughes, the choice to replace him, is not with Team USA due to some light chaos with Hughes’ NHL team, the Vancouver Canucks.—
Chris Branch,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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There are so many great options to choose from that in the end, this choice purely comes down to preference.—
Derek Horner,
Outdoor Life,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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However, after becoming the first man to stop Zhang, the boxing world has no choice but to put some respect on the 32-year-old German’s name.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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In his writings on the Peloponnesian War between Sparta and Athens for dominance in the Hellenic world, Thucydides remarked on the causes of an uprising in the city of Corcyra, where proponents of democracy overthrew a wealthy ruling class and put many of them to death.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This time around, Beterbiev is the slight betting favorite at -125 (bet $125 to win $100), while Bivol is the +100 underdog (win $100 on a $100 wager).—
Josh Katzowitz,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Losing your bet with the wrong person could cost you more than bragging rights While many Americans are expected to bet legally, scammers are also expected to cash in on Super Bowl wagers.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
8 Feb. 2025
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There are plenty of great bourbons in the spotlight, but this one is my current favorite.—
Emily Price,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Donors would have begun bankrolling their favorites, and organizations would have started to announce endorsements.—
Laurel Rosenhall,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Bet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bet. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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