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
Chris Megerian, Twin Cities, 4 Nov. 2024
Throughout her career, she’s learned plenty about making smart investments and starting her own ventures, like her interior design firm, V Starr.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2024
Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
New Yorkers know there are a number of good reasons to venture upstate year-round, but come winter those snowy slopes beckon.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Shortly after returning from a weeklong trip to Africa, her team orchestrated a spur-of-the-moment venture to Nashville so Harris could show support for two Tennessee lawmakers who had been expelled for protesting for gun control.
—Chris Megerian, Twin Cities, 4 Nov. 2024
Throughout her career, she’s learned plenty about making smart investments and starting her own ventures, like her interior design firm, V Starr.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2024
Verb
Swiss zoologists, botanists, engineers, priests and nuns from missionary societies, merchants and rentier businesspeople, warlords and mercenaries ventured out to participate in plunder and looting as adjuncts or sidekicks of the stronger world powers and financiers.
—Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
New Yorkers know there are a number of good reasons to venture upstate year-round, but come winter those snowy slopes beckon.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for venture
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Whatever the game-plan was, the Kursk offensive was a gamble.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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But in many ways, the benefits to workers have remained a gamble while for farmers they're guaranteed.Seth Freed Wessler, ProPublica, 29 Oct. 2024
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Neither species is listed as threatened or endangered in the U.S. Hunters can purchase a license to hunt a single mountain lion and a different license to hunt an unlimited number of bobcats.Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
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The International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species classifies pygmy hippos as endangered, with about 2,500 animals estimated to still live in the wild.Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Closing schools not only disrupts families but also risks weakening the district by driving further enrollment declines.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Without real-time analytics, companies risk empty shelves, missed delivery windows, and losing customers to more reliable competitors.Gary Drenik, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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News on the luxury grapevine lifted shares of Burberry and EssilorLuxottica yesterday amid speculation that two major industry deals are underway.Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 5 Nov. 2024
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The news of Beau’s death, along with, now, the heartbreaking news of Jackie’s arrest in connection with his death has overwhelmed us with grief and speculation and confusion.Vicki Gerdes / Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 4 Nov. 2024
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Even as Trump and other Republicans have threatened some of that coverage, Kennedy has remained mum.Aleccia Washington, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024
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And those agents can actually ruin deals — like the one who tried to negotiate a price down by insulting the home, which turned off her sellers, or another who threatened a sale by going on vacation instead of signing papers at a closing.Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Teens can play everything from sports games to adventure.Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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But thanks to all that gear, Jakob and his family of six (plus two dogs) have been able to adventure around the world and visit many of the globe’s most beautiful spots.Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 1 Nov. 2024
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An actor by profession, Lloyd had been coached for the deception by a magician called Jenny Winstanley, who originally hoped to join the Magic Circle herself, but thought Lloyd would stand a better chance of making the trick work.Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK, theweek, 13 Nov. 2024
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Canceled after one season, the series never got the chance to ratchet up the tension.Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Venture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venture. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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