as in gambles
a risky undertaking
their latest business venture failed big-time
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as in endangers
to place in danger
don't venture more money than you can afford to lose
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as in risks
to take a chance on
ventured to speak plainly at the meeting
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Recent Examples of ventures
Kelsie Hoffman, CBS News, 18 June 2026
All of these ventures would be destined for success, in one form or another.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 18 June 2026
Among the female-centric ventures Ohanian has founded is Athlos, an all-women’s track and field event series.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
NoDa staff will rotate into the other ventures.
—Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2026
Bandar Alkhorayef, the Saudi mining minister, touted the prospects for joint ventures with Kazakhstan during a visit there this week.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 18 June 2026
Unlike most of the other ventures on the list of the world’s most valuable businesses, SpaceX is losing billions of dollars a year.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 18 June 2026
Baer's impact on the tech community, particularly AI, was enabling ambitious ventures through human connection, a model leaders are encouraged to emulate.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Dodds had plans to continue his creative ventures, right up to his sudden death this week, King said.
—Kendrick Calfee
june 11, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Matt Damon leads the ensemble as Odysseus, the legendary king of Ithaca who ventures on a long and dangerous journey home after the Trojan War.
—Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026
When Fuyuko ventures out from her solitude, she’s blessed with a chance encounter.
—Blake Simons, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
For Coel, that story sometimes ventures beyond friendship.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Magaletti ventures a tentative introduction of brushes on snares; following the muted peal of distant thunder, upsammy chimes in with a plangent synthesizer sequence reminiscent of Arovane and other IDM producers from around the turn of the millennium.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 13 Apr. 2026
Arkady sits back, while Boris ventures out for clues.
—Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
There’s a stunning rooftop spa, which ventures beyond a traditional menu of facials and massages with some charmingly woo-woo treatments—go ahead and book a tarot reading or multi-sensorial writer’s block remedy.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026
As with any mission that ventures beyond near-Earth orbit, portions of the journey will be agonizingly isolating.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Noun
His father embarked on a number of business ventures, including working as a taxi driver, after the family settled in New York City.
—Kelsie Hoffman, CBS News, 18 June 2026
All of these ventures would be destined for success, in one form or another.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 18 June 2026
Among the female-centric ventures Ohanian has founded is Athlos, an all-women’s track and field event series.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
NoDa staff will rotate into the other ventures.
—Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2026
Bandar Alkhorayef, the Saudi mining minister, touted the prospects for joint ventures with Kazakhstan during a visit there this week.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 18 June 2026
Unlike most of the other ventures on the list of the world’s most valuable businesses, SpaceX is losing billions of dollars a year.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 18 June 2026
Baer's impact on the tech community, particularly AI, was enabling ambitious ventures through human connection, a model leaders are encouraged to emulate.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Dodds had plans to continue his creative ventures, right up to his sudden death this week, King said.
—Kendrick Calfee
june 11, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
Verb
The story centers on a therapist who ventures into a reality-bending dimension after one of her patients disappears inside it, according to the film's IMDb.
—Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Matt Damon leads the ensemble as Odysseus, the legendary king of Ithaca who ventures on a long and dangerous journey home after the Trojan War.
—Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026
When Fuyuko ventures out from her solitude, she’s blessed with a chance encounter.
—Blake Simons, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
For Coel, that story sometimes ventures beyond friendship.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Magaletti ventures a tentative introduction of brushes on snares; following the muted peal of distant thunder, upsammy chimes in with a plangent synthesizer sequence reminiscent of Arovane and other IDM producers from around the turn of the millennium.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 13 Apr. 2026
Arkady sits back, while Boris ventures out for clues.
—Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
There’s a stunning rooftop spa, which ventures beyond a traditional menu of facials and massages with some charmingly woo-woo treatments—go ahead and book a tarot reading or multi-sensorial writer’s block remedy.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026
As with any mission that ventures beyond near-Earth orbit, portions of the journey will be agonizingly isolating.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ventures
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Drawing on generations of Chinatown family lore and silences, See turns China City’s vanished streets and her ancestors’ immigrant gambles into a historical fiction layered with stories of survival and belonging.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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The alien invasion adventure opens on June 12 and, with its $115 million budget, represents one of summer’s biggest gambles — a twisty conspiracy thriller that doesn’t come wrapped in familiar IP.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Environmentalists say that plume endangers sea life.—
Harry Stevens,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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There’s lots of humiliation and frustration involved, as well as an incident that endangers his family.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Content risks Nagata points to types of content seen on social media that can influence the decision to experiment with substances — especially at a young age.—
Avni Trivedi,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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Their films’ starkness has potentially overwhelming power but also risks foregrounding flaws of judgment and finish.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
Noun
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In addition to scoring the match’s only goal so far, Czechia leads in shots and chances created.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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Soccer pundits claim that a team needs at least a win and a draw (4 points) to improve their chances of moving into the Round of 32, and that is exactly what both Canada and Qatar will aim for.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
18 June 2026
Verb
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Members of the monarchy wave from carriages, aristocrats don faintly cartoonish top hats and extravagant millinery threatens to obscure the view at every turn.—
Sheena McKenzie,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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When Yumeko, played by Martineau, a mysterious transfer student arrives, her gambling prowess puts her in the crosshairs of the powerful Student Council, while her secret quest for revenge threatens to upend the school’s status quo entirely.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
Verb
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The Education Department is making some exceptions for grad school borrowers who are in the middle of their higher education adventures.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
10 June 2026
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Culinary adventures in this city offer sweet, spicy, sour and salty flavors across famous dishes that can cost less than $5.—
Avni Trivedi,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
Noun
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As an independent vendor, Ona enables enterprises to connect their own models via services such as Amazon Bedrock and Google Vertex AI.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Changes to fiscal policies so that the government does not continue bailing out inefficient state enterprises.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Various speculations about the cheating accusations began to spread, including one that involved Niemann using vibrating anal beads to signal the best moves.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
7 June 2026
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And even King Charles and Queen Camilla are faced with these speculations.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
3 May 2026
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“Ventures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ventures. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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