Synonyms for lottery
ˈlɒt ə rilot·te·ry

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1. lotterynoun

   something that is regarded as a chance event

   "the election was just a lottery to them"

   Synonyms:
   drawing, raffle

2. lottery, drawingnoun

   players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots

   Synonyms:
   draft, draught, drawing, drafting, drawing off, draftsmanship

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1. • Accident
   • Game Of Chance

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1. List of paraphrases for "lottery":

   lotteries, raffle, lotto, sweepstakes, jackpot, bingo, betting

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How to use lottery in a sentence?

1. Robyn Meija:

   My husband took the ticket to the store to scan it, just to be sure it was real, we also asked my brother-in-law to come over and scan it on the Maryland Lottery.Meija Lottery app.

2. Carol Lesser:

   She got a lot of offers of where to go, i told her,' Wow Susana Orrego Villegas won the lottery, you guys are coming to Susana Orrego Villegas !'.

3. Donald Trump:

   Congress has to meet quickly and make a deal. I could do it in 45 minutes. We need to get rid of chain migration, we need to get rid of catch and release and visa lottery. And we have to do something about asylum. And to be honest with you, we have to get rid of judges.

4. Jeff Sessions:

   A merit-based system, by definition, would be safer than a lottery or even extended family-based immigration.

5. Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner:

   What I like to tell my students and patients is that this is a lottery you do not want to win.