Thesaurus results for BET (ON)

bet (on)

verb

Definition of bet (on)

as in to subject

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This particular issue has to do with Washington state provisions that allow shelters to refuse to notify parents when minors are seeking gender-affirming care if the shelters conclude that the parents might subject the child to abuse or neglect.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Other states are subjecting their wealthiest residents to new income taxes, rather than taxing assets.

— Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 1 July 2026

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Bonta proposed statewide restrictions on games using third-party proposition players, also known as player-dealers, as well as blackjack and other banked games, in which players wager against the house.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
Instead of sports, though, women are wagering on their knowledge of pop culture.

— Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 1 July 2026

Definition of wager

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The former Fox News host, who faces an uphill campaign against Democrat Xavier Becerra in a deep blue state, argues the change would jeopardize service used by rural Californians.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
Unlike other nations, US sports typically uphold oversight, a key differentiator now jeopardized by the appearance of corruption.

— Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

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Place the chicken in front of you, breast up, with the neck pointing away from you.

— Peter Barrett, Outside Online, 9 June 2025
Its superiority was passed like a shibboleth among food connoisseurs: Thighs are juicier, tastier, are almost half the price—preferable in just about every way to the boneless, skinless, flavorless breasts that reign supreme in America.

— Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2025

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But that’s not the same as asserting that the physical differences between males and females invariably mean that men will invariably prevail over women in all competitions or that their participation will endanger women.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
In addition, they are expected to argue the shooting endangered others at Kirk’s campus event — an aggravating circumstance that could make the crime punishable by death under Utah law.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026

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