jackpot

noun

ˈjak-ˌpät How to pronounce jackpot (audio)
Definition of jackpotnext
1
as in predicament
chiefly West a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape a wily dude who managed to get himself out of one jackpot after another

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2
as in pool
the total of the bets at stake at one time once the jackpot hit $100 million, everybody and his cousin was buying lottery tickets

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Recent Examples of jackpot Monday was the least common jackpot day, with only nine drawings resulting in a winner. — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025 If scooping out the litter box is your least favorite part of being a pet parent, the Pet Cove self-cleaning automatic litter box is like hitting the jackpot. — Lauryn Jiles, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025 In addition to editing content, Alex also covers breaking news, writing about crime and severe weather as well as everything from multistate lottery jackpots to the July Fourth hot dog eating contest. — Alex Sundby, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2025 What to know about Mega Millions To score the jackpot in the Mega Millions, a player must match all five white balls and the gold Mega Ball. — Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for jackpot
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  1. predicament
  2. pool
  3. pickle
  4. dilemma
  5. hole
  6. jam
  7. corner
Noun
  • Smith turns in an incredibly twisted, emotionally wrenching performance, and watching Riley’s terrifying predicament up close instills a further sense of emotional mystery about what may lie at the end of Ava’s journey.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
  • This lose-lose analogy aptly describes Florida’s predicament now that President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis are clashing over who should be our next governor.
    — Orlando Sentinel, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
Definition of predicament
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  • Heather’s round-up of pics included the pool area overlooking hills and a large tennis court.
    — Angel Saunders, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The pool quickly became a family affair and a huge part of Haggerty’s childhood.
    — Natalie Bennett, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of pool
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  • Zoom in: The star of Pittsburgh Regional Transit's new illustrated etiquette push is an anthropomorphic pickle seen distracting a bus driver, blowing smoke into a sentient sleeve of french fries and refusing to share a seat with a pierogi.
    — Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The new spicy spin on KFC's original chicken sandwich – a white-meat filet topped with pickles on a brioche bun – was introduced last month.
    — Peter Burke, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2025
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  • Listen to this article Ted Hotaling and his wife Keely Garden had a dilemma.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
  • In essence, that’s the most daunting dilemma of our times in college sports: how to construct rosters amid the relentless flux of the NIL/transfer portal/payday era.
    — Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of dilemma
Noun
  • Fill the planting hole with garden soil, pressing the soil down gently with your hand.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2025
  • To prevent wildfires under a red flag warning, follow these steps: If burning is allowed in your location, make sure all burn barrels are fitted with a weighted metal cover that has holes no bigger than 3/4 of an inch.
    — STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of hole
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  • The Russians jam, too, of course—but Russian jamming doesn’t have the impact that Ukrainian jamming does.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Markle reintroduced her lifestyle brand As Ever on Feb. 18, promising to sell jams, herbal teas, cookware, home goods, linens and apparel.
    — Renan Botelho, WWD, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of jam
Noun
  • Elam was looked at to be a lockdown corner and showed flashes of that during his rookie season with the Bills.
    — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Pro Football Focus gave Hobbs an overall grade of 61.4 last season, which ranked 110th out of 223 corners.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of corner

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