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 Porter has staked his claim as the starter opposite Stokes, though rookies McCoy and Masses should continue to challenge him for that role throughout the season. — Sam Warren, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026 The problems the team witnessed on Friday against the Fire were immediately forgotten after the Dream staked their claim from beginning to end. — Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 30 Aug. 2026 It was built across the decade that followed in journals, boardrooms and the offices of clinicians who staked their credibility on a better approach. — Erez Meltzer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 This is a sharp metal spike at the bottom of each pole that is staked into the ground. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 Mayaka staked Boise an early lead with his second goal of the season in first-half stoppage. — Idaho Statesman, 9 Aug. 2026 Both have staked their political careers on a tough-on-crime agenda. — Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 6 Aug. 2026 Instead, the Big Ten has staked its claim as the best in college football. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Horwitz followed with a bases-clearing double that staked Pittsburgh to a 3-0 lead. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for staked
  1. funded
  2. put
  3. financed
  4. bet
  5. subsidized
  6. wagered
  7. gambled
Verb
  • The state law tightened bail rules for violent offenses, changed protocols for mental health evaluations and funded additional prosecutors in Mecklenburg County.
    — Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Johnson said moving some of those funds would not endanger any ongoing projects funded by the American Rescue Plan Act.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of funded
Verb
  • Costco is an awkward exhibit for putting shareholder-value maximization in the driver’s seat.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Espada is paid to put it in favorable positions, even when few seem to exist.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of put
Verb
  • Only the Kansas City Current have their own stadium, financed by co-owners Angie and Chris Long, as well as Patrick and Brittany Mahomes.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The cohort driving the current wave was largely bought between 2018 and 2022, often at peak multiples, financed with cheap, pre-rate-hike debt.
    — Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of financed
Verb
  • The betting odds for that being the case would’ve been very low when training camp began.
    — Josh Kendall, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Two federal courts of appeals have now issued conflicting decisions on whether federal law preempts states from enforcing their sports betting laws against Kalshi and other prediction-market operators.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of bet
Verb
  • Under Gavi’s cofinancing model, low- and middle-income countries’ initial vaccine purchases are subsidized by contributions from high-income countries and other investors.
    — Kathryn H. Jacobsen, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Penguin Random House, largest seller of books, and most eager to sell them best, testified in court that the sales of only 4 percent of its books effectively subsidized the rest.
    — M. C. Mah, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of subsidized
Verb
  • The function’s creator, Bernhard Riemann, wagered that the only way to make that output sum to exactly zero is to make the input variable’s real part exactly 1⁄2.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
  • But short covering has also contributed to the decline, according to S3, as investors who had wagered against SpaceX bought back stock to exit their positions.
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of wagered
Verb
  • And, yes, this dice roller gambled on him reaching 1,000 yards at +400.
    — Jess Bryant, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of gambled

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“Staked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staked. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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