staked

verb

past tense of stake
1
as in funded
to provide money for the actor staked the entire production of the film with his own money

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2
as in put
to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event I'd stake a year's salary that she'll win the general election

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Recent Examples of staked These plants have a vining growth habit and need to be staked or caged for support. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 22 June 2026 This year alone, more than a billion dollars has been staked online on military decisions and outcomes. — Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 28 June 2026 The sales are an about-face for a company that has staked its business on accumulating, not dumping, Bitcoin. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 6 July 2026 The Dodgers staked him to a nice five-run lead, driving Pirates starter Mitch Keller from the game with 13 baserunners in the first four innings – seven hits, four walks and two hit batters. — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 12 June 2026 Rohrman Auto Group has also quietly staked its turf on the potentially bigger virtual showroom of Amazon Autos. — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026 Fleming staked much of his campaign on opposition to carbon capture and sequestration, the process for injecting carbon dioxide waste underground to reduce industrial pollution. — ABC News, 27 June 2026 In other horror news, Backrooms, Obsession's peer in being helmed by an upstart wunderkind (20-year-old YouTuber Kane Parsons) also staked its claim to longevity at the box office this weekend. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 14 June 2026 By anchoring the control plane with Agent 365 and Entra ID, Microsoft demonstrated a practical understanding of governance and staked a major claim in the agent ecosystem for edge systems. — Bill Curtis, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for staked
  1. funded
  2. put
  3. financed
  4. bet
  5. subsidized
  6. wagered
  7. gambled
Verb
  • It's funded more than 223 research projects and community grants worldwide.
    — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Part of the effort was to subsidize its community rentals, which were funded by grants that are now gone.
    — Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of funded
Verb
  • In his fifth-inning at-bat, Stephenson was on the other side of two successful challenges by Rutschman that put him down 1-2 in the count instead of up 3-0.
    — C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 6 July 2026
  • Go on, put the 131-cube (2,147 cc) monster engine into that one.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
Definition of put
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  • Madonna's first trip to London in 1982, with her friend, dancer Martin Burgoyne, was financed by their bartending jobs at New York's East Village bar Lucky Strike.
    — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 July 2026
  • While admission is free, the event has a roughly €2 million production budget and is financed entirely through sponsors rather than ticket sales.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 July 2026
Definition of financed
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  • Trump’s pressure campaign could not come at worse time for Cubans after their government seemed to have bet the island’s future on tourism and spent much of the last decade building new hotels –– which now sit vacant.
    — Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Fertility companies are betting on artificial intelligence and other technologies to boost the chances of a successful IVF pregnancy.
    — Edna Bonhomme, Scientific American, 6 July 2026
Definition of bet
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  • Childcare is subsidized, and extensive public transportation makes commuting affordable without requiring multiple vehicles.
    — Steven Delco, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026
  • The biggest portion — $525 million — subsidized the operations of nonprofit service providers that hold city and county contracts to deliver services directly to homeless people.
    — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
Definition of subsidized
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  • Sorsby wagered more than $90,000, and his gambling was flagged by law enforcement.
    — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • For instance, if that same sports bettor wagered $100 on Canada to beat Bosnia and Herzegovina (odds of -100), the bettor would have lost as the match ended in a draw.
    — Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Definition of wagered
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  • Rather than finishing the ambitious project, Rinsch gambled much of the money in the cryptocurrency market before spending millions more on luxury purchases.
    — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 29 June 2026
  • Growers tore out the dependable whites that had made their name and gambled, vineyard by vineyard, on a harder, less forgiving grape.
    — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of gambled

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