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
Clark has had a long involvement in golf, having led Optum’s enterprise sponsorship as a partner of The Players Championship and worked with golf leaders, tournament teams and broadcast partners.
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Eric Prisbell, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
Cemetery maintenance is funded through the cemetery enterprise fund, which has operated at a deficit each year, according to the city’s resolution.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The company provides things like quality management systems and enterprise resource planning, per its website, and sells mainly in manufacturing, for industries like medical devices and pharmaceuticals, according to Engelhart.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
The study finds that research overlap is good for junior scientists’ careers, but does that mean that overlap is good for the scientific enterprise?
—Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 4 Feb. 2026
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Eric Prisbell, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
Cemetery maintenance is funded through the cemetery enterprise fund, which has operated at a deficit each year, according to the city’s resolution.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The company provides things like quality management systems and enterprise resource planning, per its website, and sells mainly in manufacturing, for industries like medical devices and pharmaceuticals, according to Engelhart.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
The study finds that research overlap is good for junior scientists’ careers, but does that mean that overlap is good for the scientific enterprise?
—Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enterprise
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Estée Lauder is suing Walmart in federal court alleging that the retailer sold counterfeit versions of the cosmetic company's fragrance and skin care products in its online store.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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The data center will match 100 percent of its electricity use with clean energy, according to the company.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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The scale is intended to support both existing services and future AI ambitions without building separate facilities for each.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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That doesn’t signal a lack of ambition or commitment.—
Ashley Herd,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Peter Thiel, a venture capitalist and co-founder of Palantir and PayPal, appeared in the Epstein files, with the latest release showing correspondence between and about the two.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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This new venture continues their mission of getting movies in front of the people who most want to see them.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 Feb. 2026
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Proponents of banning firms such as Blackstone from buying single-family homes, many of whom are on the Left and populist Right, argue that those investors are crowding out the market for homebuyers.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Feb. 2026
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The company’s online sales and wholesale operations will transition to a different firm called Outdoor 5 LLC, allowing e-commerce to remain available.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Beyond direct employment, Meta is launching a Boone County-wide workforce development initiative through the Boone County Career Collaborative.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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His work included electrification programs for major automakers and large-scale advanced-safety initiatives involving radar and camera systems — technologies that today play an important role in shaping driver-assistance features.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Second-round picks always have been relative gambles and have only lost value in recent years as fewer players declare for each draft.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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As for the trade deadline, the situation might have been unavoidable, if the Bucks simply never were going to trade Giannis Antetokounmpo at this stage and if the Heat perceived Ja Morant at this moment too much of a gamble.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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But Sunday’s remarkable landslide mean the LDP now has enough seats to override votes in the upper house of parliament, to propose amendments to the constitution, and to chair all lower house committees alongside its coalition partner.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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When Warren went to pick her up at her parents' house, her brothers, Kevin, Reggie and Wayne, surrounded him.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Superior Court Judge Paul Ridgeway had the option to sentence him to life in prison with the chance for parole after at least 25 years, but Thompson did not face the death penalty given his age at the time of the crimes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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There’s still a chance of some wintry mix on the front and back end.—
Ian Livingston,
Washington Post,
14 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Enterprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enterprise. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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