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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1. Sha Yao:

   It felt like winning the lottery! it validated the work that I had put in developing the set.

2. Miner Anibal Franquis:

   It's like a lottery: You never know what you are going to get, sometimes months pass when you get nothing. But there are years when it gives you millions (of pesos).

3. Cristiano Ronaldo:

   The penalties are always a lottery, you never know what will happen but our team showed more experience and we showed it by scoring all the penalties, a fantastic night for us.

4. Erika Guevara-Rosas:

   Tragically, for women across Latin America, receiving life-saving medical treatment depends on the good will of a health professional or the depth of her pockets, this outrageous and utterly illegal lottery-style approach to health care is putting thousands of lives at risk.

5. Tina Ehrenberg:

   We have family coming into town for Thanksgiving, so I was cleaning up the house and found a few Lottery tickets on my nightstand that we hadn't checked.