bet (on)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bet (on)
Verb
  • The rule has subjected those assets to strict capital requirements, significantly raising the financial and regulatory risks of offering crypto custody services.
    MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2025
  • In a ruling that will ripple across digital media, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a law effectively subjecting TikTok to a national ban Sunday.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Fans are supporting those two teams more in watch and wager action to set up a Super Bowl rematch.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Last year alone, Americans are estimated to have wagered some $150 billion on sports, a $30 billion increase from 2023.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • But lose one of those and your entire business could be jeopardized.
    Chris Kille, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Both sides pleaded with the judge not to force them to begin making arguments, saying that would jeopardize a resolution that could avert weeks of costly litigation.
    Mark Landler, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • How can breast cancer support groups help patients and survivors?
    Sam Manzella, Flow Space, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Advertisement Cronin doesn’t feel like a marathoner who has breasted the tape so much as one in the middle of a race.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
Verb
  • In the 1990s, state and federal agencies listed the tiny 3-inch fish as endangered.
    Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
  • In Colombia at least 80 people have been killed, including civilians, and thousands have been displaced over four days due after the National Liberation Army, known by its Spanish initials ELN, launched an assault in the Catatumbo region last week, endangering the current peace agreement.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Bet (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bet%20%28on%29. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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