Lottery
Lottery noun - Players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots.
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Synonyms for Lottery
Shot and lottery are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shot" instead a noun "Lottery".
Nearby Word: lotto
Shot
Shot noun - A directed propelling of a missile by a firearm or artillery piece.
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Immediately after the battle, all Reds were ordered on line on the ice, and after the Whites had killed all the Red wounded, they shot every fifth man, as "the lottery", on the line as vengeance.
Source: Let's Fight Like Gentlemen - WCW had a similar concept with the "lethal lottery", where long running rivals would be paired together, the motivation for working together being qualification for a title shot battle royal, where they would also be free to finally beat on the partner they needed to tolerate to get there.
Source: Tag Team - Immediately after the battle, all captured Reds were ordered on line on the ice, and after the Whites had killed all the wounded Reds, they shot every fifth man, "the lottery", on the line as vengeance.
Source: I Surrender, Suckers
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Shot and Lottery. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lottery/shot
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