adventuring

verb

Definition of adventuringnext
present participle of adventure
1
as in endangering
to place in danger adventured all his savings in a very risky investment scheme

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2
as in risking
to take a chance on if I had to adventure a guess, I'd say she's about 35

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  1. endangering
  2. venturing
  3. threatening
Verb
  • Is her crusade righteous enough to merit endangering her husband (John Leguizamo) and children, without their consent?
    Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
  • But operations at the facilities have halted since Hurricane Helene tore through the southeast United States over the weekend, causing historic flooding and landslides, cutting off roads and power and endangering millions of residents.
    Clare Duffy, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of endangering
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  • The platform has expanded the definition of comfort food beyond the traditional mac and cheese or meatloaf, venturing into dishes like sweet and sour soup or sushi –foods that people love to order but are often intimidated to make themselves.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Consider venturing somewhere new, somewhere smaller and somewhere musically diverse.
    Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of venturing
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  • By Opening Day 2025, one Major League Baseball team will have superstar slugger Juan Soto in tow, threatening to fill up box scores with home runs and RBIs — all while adding a series of zeros to his checking account.
    David K. Li, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • And the small circle of characters feels more dimensional than ever, with strong supporting turns by David Thaxton as Norma’s devoted, threatening butler and Grace Hodgett Young as the winsomely ambitious studio employee Betty Schaefer.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
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