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as in endangered
to place in danger
adventured all his savings in a very risky investment scheme
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as in risked
to take a chance on
if I had to adventure a guess, I'd say she's about 35
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Recent Examples of adventured
When adventured correctly, London will not disappoint.
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Rachel Shoemaker, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2025
Grandparents, parents, and kids have adventured on the coast for decades.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 7 Dec. 2025
Senior Harper Hargrove practiced alliteration against the backdrop of Jupiter as students adventured through space.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Nov. 2025
Rachel Shoemaker, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2025
Grandparents, parents, and kids have adventured on the coast for decades.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 7 Dec. 2025
Senior Harper Hargrove practiced alliteration against the backdrop of Jupiter as students adventured through space.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adventured
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Another iconic but endangered Northwest species, a population of killer whales, also depend on the salmon.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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This could have been a disaster that would have resulted in a cloud of debris that could have endangered other satellites for months.—
David Szondy
February 07,
New Atlas,
7 Feb. 2026
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But the two candidates most likely to lead Bangladesh into a post-Hasina future are a far cry from those who risked everything on the barricades and in the streets to topple her.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Without Danish consent, landing there risked a diplomatic crisis and potentially an escalation with Germany.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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On this occasion, his team only threatened to restore parity once, Henderson blocking Kostoulas’s shot after he was put through by Georginio Rutter.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Proctor threatened to shoot the animal.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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On Friday the men ventured farther out than usual — about a football field’s length from the shore — when the ice gave out.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
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The Orion capsule the crew will pilot – built by Lockheed Martin – is due to travel about 4,700 miles beyond the far side of the moon, taking its passengers the farthest humans have ever ventured in space before returning to Earth.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Adventured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adventured. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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