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to place in danger
don't venture more money than you can afford to lose
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as in risked
to take a chance on
ventured to speak plainly at the meeting
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Recent Examples of ventured
Grady Seale, another collector, was among a handful of people from Northern California who’d ventured south for the Open House.
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Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
Periodicals first presented mundane merchant reports, then ventured to publish observations on arts and literature.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Dunn ventured into video game art and design in the 2000s, contributing visuals to a Rugrats game, a Meet the Robinsons tie-in game, and the Tak and the Power of Juju series.
—Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026
Altar Stone = manpower The latest study builds on earlier findings that ruled out glaciers as the sole means of transport, supporting the conclusion that a group of Neolithic individuals ventured out into the wild unknown to source and transport this stone using nothing but human power.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 June 2026
No sailor had ventured south of Cape Bojador and returned.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 2 June 2026
All the possible locations are further south than any of the Apollo astronauts landed or ventured, according to NASA.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Lao officials say the five ventured into the cave last Wednesday, drawn by the promise of gold deposits, a speculative pursuit that has surged in recent years, according to research by US think tank the Stimson Center.
—Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Garden Grove is the fifth-largest city in Orange County, but is something of a mystery to those who haven’t ventured into one of Southern California’s most diverse, culturally vibrant communities except when en route to a nearby destination such as Disneyland.
—Todd Harmonson, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
Periodicals first presented mundane merchant reports, then ventured to publish observations on arts and literature.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Dunn ventured into video game art and design in the 2000s, contributing visuals to a Rugrats game, a Meet the Robinsons tie-in game, and the Tak and the Power of Juju series.
—Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026
Altar Stone = manpower The latest study builds on earlier findings that ruled out glaciers as the sole means of transport, supporting the conclusion that a group of Neolithic individuals ventured out into the wild unknown to source and transport this stone using nothing but human power.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 June 2026
No sailor had ventured south of Cape Bojador and returned.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 2 June 2026
All the possible locations are further south than any of the Apollo astronauts landed or ventured, according to NASA.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Lao officials say the five ventured into the cave last Wednesday, drawn by the promise of gold deposits, a speculative pursuit that has surged in recent years, according to research by US think tank the Stimson Center.
—Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Garden Grove is the fifth-largest city in Orange County, but is something of a mystery to those who haven’t ventured into one of Southern California’s most diverse, culturally vibrant communities except when en route to a nearby destination such as Disneyland.
—Todd Harmonson, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ventured
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But Pattie Gonia says their environmental work is now endangered by Patagonia, the outdoor-gear giant that has espoused similar environmentalist values.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
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Prairie massasaugas are a subspecies of the western massasaugas and are endangered in Missouri, living in wet prairies or bottomlands with lots of crayfish burrows and grass.—
Sophie Lindberg,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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In 2024, the SAIC risked sanctions or censure from the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), a leading nonprofit organization that advocates for academic freedom, over its response to student activism.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
9 June 2026
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Advertisement Desperate refugees risked their lives on small, unseaworthy vessels, hoping to reach the shores of neighboring Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, or Hong Kong.—
Elizabeth Holtzman,
Time,
9 June 2026
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Then came a scathing letter from Sorsby's attorney, Jeffrey Kessler, who also threatened to sue the Big 12 conference, on behalf of Texas Tech, if there were any punishments handed down by the conference.—
Trey Wallace,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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The plan is a direct result of South Africa’s crippling electricity crisis, which peaked between 2023 and 2023 when record-breaking rolling blackouts threatened economic collapse.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
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“Ventured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ventured. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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