as in gamble
a risky undertaking
their latest business venture failed big-time
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as in to endanger
to place in danger
don't venture more money than you can afford to lose
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as in to risk
to take a chance on
ventured to speak plainly at the meeting
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Recent Examples of venture
Max Goldbart, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
Dick Clark Productions is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a joint venture between Penske Media Corporation and Eldridge that also owns The Hollywood Reporter.
—Thr Staff, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
There is also the potential capital gains upside via corporate venturing returns.
—Brendon Grunewald, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Broughall is exiting in November to pursue new ventures after joining from Just Tattoo of Us producer Gobstopper in 2019.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
Dick Clark Productions is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a joint venture between Penske Media Corporation and Eldridge that also owns The Hollywood Reporter.
—Thr Staff, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
Hollywood’s leading performers, venturing into the dark vale of middle age, have often been kindly treated by directors of photography, if not by screenwriters.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
There is also the potential capital gains upside via corporate venturing returns.
—Brendon Grunewald, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for venture
Noun
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If the answer is shop, gamble, or drink, that’s telling.—
Essence,
Essence,
19 Sep. 2025
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And new roadblocks in the approval process will hinder companies trying to bring products to market, making the up-front costs of research, development, and testing that much bigger a gamble.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Over time, these substances may infiltrate groundwater, creating serious long-term health concerns, degrading habitats, and endangering communities that rely on those resources.—
Michaela Rychetska,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Sep. 2025
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Children and attendees nearby were also endangered, the charging document noted.—
Adam Sabes , Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Regional authorities and international monitoring stations will issue alerts if tsunami risks develop as a result of these earthquakes.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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Bringing luggage during an evacuation can slow the process, potentially risking the lives of passengers still on the plane, and bags can damage emergency exit slides.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There has long been speculation that at least two of them needed to drop out to give an opposition candidate a chance against Mamdani, who many view as too far on the Left side of the political spectrum to be mayor.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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Deion’s health struggles in the offseason were an object of speculation.—
Sam Settleman,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Republicans were unfazed by Democrats threatening to withhold their votes, accusing them of hypocrisy for condemning GOP efforts to win policy concessions in past funding battles.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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That had grown to more than 30%, threatening to crowd out the tradespeople the group was built to serve.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Consider this a local’s guide to adventuring in and around Asheville and the surrounding mountains one year after Hurricane Helene.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
16 Sep. 2025
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The property, located in the heart of Jackson, has an on-site concierge to book safaris, outdoor adventures, and wellness appointments to relax between autumn adventures.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Being able to generate code was finally getting a chance to shine in the bright lights of another erstwhile reason to use generative AI and LLMs.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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There was an official welcome outdoors, a private carriage procession around the Windsor Estate (which the public were kept away from) and the President and First Lady had a chance to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II at her tomb in St George's Chapel.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Venture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venture. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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