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as in bookseller
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Recent Examples of bookmaker
It was expected to be less of a game than a slaughter: Georgia was favored by bookmakers to win the game by more than seven touchdowns.
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Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2024
If the bookmakers are correct, Makhachev will end 2025 with the UFC title in his hands.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
And while his statistics paled in comparison to Jackson’s, most bookmakers expect Allen to win his first NFL MVP Award this year after leading the Bills to a 13-4 record and an AFC East title despite a lesser supporting cast.
—Peter Sblendorio, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
Johnson's precarious position amid the spending bill fallout has been underscored by online bookmakers.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2024
If the bookmakers are correct, Makhachev will end 2025 with the UFC title in his hands.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
And while his statistics paled in comparison to Jackson’s, most bookmakers expect Allen to win his first NFL MVP Award this year after leading the Bills to a 13-4 record and an AFC East title despite a lesser supporting cast.
—Peter Sblendorio, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
Johnson's precarious position amid the spending bill fallout has been underscored by online bookmakers.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bookmaker
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Popular plays were printed in books, which needed financiers, printers, booksellers and more government approval.—
Jeffrey R. Wilson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Jan. 2025
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Along with her education, Quiroz García works as a bookseller and subscription coordinator at Skylight Books.—
Erik Pedersen,
Orange County Register,
24 Jan. 2025
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He was injured last year which kept him off the Kentucky Derby Trail, and handicappers and race analysts love this horses talent, but not the far outside draw with the short run to the first turn.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Pro handicapper and bettor Brad Powers points out in his college football newsletter that Notre Dame and Penn State have the best against the spread (ATS) records at 27-11-2 for Notre Dame including 10-straight covers and cashes entering the Orange Bowl, and Penn State 26-14-1 ATS.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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Two scenarios and two betting paths The tipsters predict a tense, tactical showdown between two of the league’s titans.—
Julia Ranney,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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Their detectives determined a Wisconsin woman, whom the tipster believed to be the one making threats, was not the suspect and there were no local schools at risk of being targeted.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
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But that's not happening, said one longtime oddsmaker.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
7 Feb. 2025
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Never mind that the Bills had been favored to win that game by more than a touchdown, or that, before the start of the season, oddsmakers had ranked the Bills among the top eight teams, out of thirty-two, most likely to win the Super Bowl.—
Louisa Thomas,
The New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2025
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The approval of a dozen spot bitcoin ETFs triggered a flood of institutional capital, transforming what had been a market dominated by retail speculators into one gaining broader acceptance on Wall Street.—
Nina Bambysheva,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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They’re only distinguished by the name on the label and how much money their issuers manage to fleece from individual speculators before the coin’s value inevitably plummets toward zero.—
Jacob Silverman,
airmail.news,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Bookmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bookmaker. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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