Shot and Wager

Shot

Shot noun - A directed propelling of a missile by a firearm or artillery piece.

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Wager and shot are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wager" instead a noun "Shot".

Wager noun - The money or thing risked on the outcome of an uncertain event.

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Shot and wager are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Shot" instead a noun "Wager".

Nearby Words: wage, wagering, wagered

better	better shot	better wager
similar	similar shot	similar wager
standard	standard shot	standard wager
real	real shot	real wager
Other adjectives: big, last, previous.

This makes him incredibly paranoid when it comes to the cheesecake/strudel wager... and he still takes the long shot, and loses again.

Source: Radio / Cabin Pressure
The way it generally would work is that Ash or one of his friends would meet a one or a group of One Shot Characters that would have to battle seriously, be it for pride or some sort of wager.

Source: Lighthearted Rematch
By Season 2, the clue text began to be superimposed on a shot of the contestant after the wager, and by 1986, the Daily Double logo began "flying" out of the monitor as the clues do.

Source: Series / Jeopardy!

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