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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. List of paraphrases for "lottery":

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

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#2298draft
#3671drawing
#4167betting
#5481lottery
#6387bingo
#11288drafting
#13554lotto
#15252jackpot
#15898sweepstakes
#20453raffle
#25676lotteries
#36472draught
#310879draftsmanship

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  1. 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.

  2. Alexis Rodriguez:

    It would be like if I bought a lottery ticket here and a lottery ticket in Canada, and I won both.

  3. Sha Yao:

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

  4. Raj Shah:

    The President will only accept an immigration deal that adequately addresses the visa lottery system and chain migration – two programs that hurt our economy and allow terrorists into our country.

  5. Shelley Clark:

    Brazil has actually done a lottery to have some low-income moms get day care and others not, mexico has started to look at options for expanding child care access for low-income families, and in India too, the government has supported some projects trying to expand access to child care, primarily in the rural areas.


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