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Recent Examples of oddsmaker
The Fever are now considered one of the top four teams, at least based on the oddsmakers, to win the WNBA title.
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Richard Deitsch, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
The oddsmakers don’t agree with Aikman, with FanDuel Sportsbook giving the Cowboys the 18th-best odds to win the Super Bowl below teams like the Arizona Cardinals and the Chicago Bears.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2025
Young gunslinger River Thames, whose owners elected to give him time after running third in the Blue Grass and thus skipped the Derby, trained by none other than Todd Pletcher, seems to be getting a bit of his own back in the eyes of the Pimlico oddsmakers as the third-favorite in the race at 9-2.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Qualification points leader Burnham Square has earned respect from the oddsmakers, as has Sandman, a roan-gray colt named after the Metallica jam.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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Richard Deitsch, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
The oddsmakers don’t agree with Aikman, with FanDuel Sportsbook giving the Cowboys the 18th-best odds to win the Super Bowl below teams like the Arizona Cardinals and the Chicago Bears.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2025
Young gunslinger River Thames, whose owners elected to give him time after running third in the Blue Grass and thus skipped the Derby, trained by none other than Todd Pletcher, seems to be getting a bit of his own back in the eyes of the Pimlico oddsmakers as the third-favorite in the race at 9-2.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Qualification points leader Burnham Square has earned respect from the oddsmakers, as has Sandman, a roan-gray colt named after the Metallica jam.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oddsmaker
Noun
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But there are hints that the unleashed-animal-spirits theme that kicked in late last year and was part of every handicappers upbeat 2025 outlook is bidding for a do-over.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
17 May 2025
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So some handicappers like to forecast the Kentucky Derby by analyzing how horses perform down the stretch of their last prep race before Churchill Downs.—
Peter Keating,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Officers with the Fort Worth Police Department responded on Tuesday to a residence on 9900 block of Farmers Branch Street, after an anonymous tipster alerted them to a disturbing image that appeared to show a woman covered in blood.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
23 Apr. 2025
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Anonymous tipsters can contact police at 1-866-60-CRIME or go to stancrimetips.org.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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The bookmakers always think Sweden is going to win Eurovision.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Oddschecker, an online betting platform that includes more than 80 bookmakers and is licensed and regulated by the U.K. Gambling Commission, said Trump was the favorite to take home the prize this year as betting trends were unveiled for the first time.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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The companies navigating this transition successfully will be those with real business models and deep pockets, not land speculators.—
Jackie Snow,
Quartz,
28 May 2025
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Today, crypto runs that same risk, offered as the next great frontier of finance, but developed primarily with early crypto adopters, high-net-worth speculators, and large institutions in mind.—
Tonya M. Evans,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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“Oddsmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oddsmaker. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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