Try and Wager

Try

Try verb - To subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress.

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Wager and try are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wager" instead the word "Try" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: tried, trying

Wager verb - To risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event.

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Try and wager are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Try" instead the word "Wager" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: wage, wagering, wagered

common	common try	common wager
reasonable	reasonable try	reasonable wager
small	small try	small wager
real	real try	real wager
Other adjectives: big, huge, last, previous.

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On the other hand, his pet Chupon also sticks around as the "bouncer" to kick you out if you try to wager something stupid (and let the arena keep your wager).

Source: Civilian Villain
Whenever Ken Jennings hit a Daily Double, Alex would try to "read Ken's mind" and anticipate what he would wager; Ken would sometimes switch it up and bid a few dollars more or less.

Source: Series / Jeopardy!
In an early episode, Manjyome's older Corrupt Corporate Executive brothers try to stage a hostile takeover of Duel Academy, eventually able to convince Kaiba to wager it in a duel against Manjyome stacked unfairly in their favor.

Source: Nice Job Fixing It, Villain

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