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as in platform
a place or opportunity for communicating ideas and information a cable show might be the perfect venue for your opinions about local politics

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as in location
the area or space occupied by or intended for something the historic library is a perfect venue for the series of poetry readings

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Recent Examples of venue All acts that have played the Sphere, from U2’s jaw-dropping opener in September 2023 to Dead & Company’s show-shifting setlist, have had to reconcile sharing equal billing with the venue itself. Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 30 July 2025 Ghost Baby, a retro cocktail bar and live music venue in Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine neighborhood, has made USA TODAY’s list of best bars in the country. Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 July 2025 The club where the incident occurred, the Vermont, is a 13,000-square-foot live music venue that can hold around 1,200 people. Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025 In a normal venue with a normal set of overpriced tickets, that would have been the end of the night. Liz Riggs, People.com, 19 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for venue
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Noun
  • Steam is an online platform that allows the developers of video games to sell their games to users.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
  • Streaming platforms have also contributed to this shift by allowing international series from Africa, the Caribbean, and the UK to reach American audiences, showing a wider array of Black beauty and womanhood.
    Essence, Essence, 28 July 2025
Noun
  • Flash flooding was expected in 20 locations, including Marble Falls, Leander and Liberty Hill.
    Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 25 July 2025
  • Greater Cincinnati locations: 1124 Main Street in Over-the-Rhine.
    Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • What began as an experimental digital currency traded on obscure forums has, fifteen years later, matured into a global asset at the center of Washington policy, Wall Street portfolios, and mortgage approvals.
    Becca Bratcher, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
  • Griffin, Davis and their sons attended one of several forums CPS hosted at high schools around the city in recent weeks to hear stakeholders’ ideas on how to solve the deficit.
    Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
Noun
  • Barricades will be put in place on the closed streets and will be monitored.
    Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 1 Aug. 2025
  • The Journey From the moment the journey began, the experience was grounded in a meaningful sense of place.
    Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2025
Noun
  • The site has its issues—Why so few women in the top 50?
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 31 July 2025
  • Visual Merchandising Audits Without Stepping Foot Inside For multi-location operators, quality control is a constant battle that traditionally required expensive site visits.
    Brianne Dezzutti, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2025

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“Venue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venue. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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