1
as in company
a commercial or industrial activity or organization
the booming economy witnessed the launch of many small enterprises
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as in ambition
readiness to engage in daring or difficult activity
the enterprise shown by the early developers and promoters of personal computers
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as in venture
a risky undertaking
the general viewed the proposed invasion as a military enterprise that offered no easy way out
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Recent Examples of enterprise
He was arrested on Wednesday after law enforcement executed search warrants at a dozen locations across North Jersey following a two-year investigation into the enterprise.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
Victims range from individual law firm clients and small businesses to banks, property managers and agricultural enterprises, the release states.
—Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 10 Apr. 2025
The means of wealth creation in Asia are also shifting from manufacturing into high-tech enterprise, said James Pomeroy, a global economist at HSBC (HSBC), in the Douglas Elliman and Knight Frank report.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 5 Mar. 2025
This approach allows enterprises to accelerate the discovery, prioritization and remediation of risks more effectively, addressing challenges such as increasing costs and efficiencies.
—Seemant Sehgal, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
Victims range from individual law firm clients and small businesses to banks, property managers and agricultural enterprises, the release states.
—Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 10 Apr. 2025
The means of wealth creation in Asia are also shifting from manufacturing into high-tech enterprise, said James Pomeroy, a global economist at HSBC (HSBC), in the Douglas Elliman and Knight Frank report.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 5 Mar. 2025
This approach allows enterprises to accelerate the discovery, prioritization and remediation of risks more effectively, addressing challenges such as increasing costs and efficiencies.
—Seemant Sehgal, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enterprise
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Open for just 24 hours, starting April 24, the project is meant to humanize the harms of social media use among young children and call for governments and private companies to act urgently to protect online spaces for young users.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Read in English Post The Trump administration’s rapid escalation of a trade war with China has forced many companies to rethink their dependence on Chinese goods and access to the Chinese market—and face the prospect that the world’s two largest economies might be breaking up.—
Thomas Stackpole,
Harvard Business Review,
24 Apr. 2025
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Dot Dot Dot, being the first target for Dogma’s acquisition ambition, aims to bring excitement to trend forecasting and consumer insights.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
23 Apr. 2025
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From stadiums powered by solar energy, to partnerships with renewable energy companies, the sector is proving that athletic ambition can go hand-in-hand with climate action.—
Claire Poole,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The newest place to venture is The Rookery, which opened in December 2024 and features both a quaint garden and a comfortable lounge.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2025
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That was the impetus for his latest business venture, appropriately named Game 7.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
21 Apr. 2025
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Tech company executives, including Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerburg of Meta and Google CEO Sundar Pichai have been criticized for their firms' donations to Trumps inauguration fund and for taking meetings with Trump and his allies.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2025
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The firm’s team includes analysts from leading tech private equity firms, engineers, operating partners – former technology CEOs and COOs.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2025
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The passport is one of 12 signature initiatives the commission is rolling out.—
Graeme Taskerud,
Denver Post,
22 Apr. 2025
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As the Trump administration's cost-cutting initiative, DOGE has slashed tens of thousands of federal jobs in the name of reducing fraud, waste and abuse.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Rising yields—partly driven by hedge funds unwinding leveraged trades and foreign central banks selling treasuries to stabilize their currencies ahead of tariff fallout—likely pressured Trump into calling off his gamble.—
Christian Catalini,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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One player takes a big gamble by intentionally throwing a mission.—
Jillian Sederholm,
EW.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Siba said the security forces inspected the document, searched the house for weapons and, finding none, told the family to remain inside.—
Christina Goldbaum,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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The home was featured on Zillow Gone Wild, a Facebook page that highlights unique house listings all over the country, and people were … well … impressed?—
TJ Macias,
Miami Herald,
19 Apr. 2025
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Some see the church’s future as lying in Asia, which has led to speculation the next pope could be from Southeast Asia.—
Alicia Johnson,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2025
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There’s also growing speculation that the Federal Reserve might soon cut interest rates.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Enterprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enterprise. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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