1
as in experience
an exciting or noteworthy event that one experiences firsthand
our quiet hike turned into quite an adventure when we encountered a bear and her cub
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2
as in venture
a risky undertaking
a bold adventure in deep-sea exploration that could imperil the submarine and its crew
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as in to endanger
to place in danger
adventured all his savings in a very risky investment scheme
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as in to risk
to take a chance on
if I had to adventure a guess, I'd say she's about 35
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Recent Examples of adventure
Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
Create your own adventure Existentialists go a different way.
—Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
In this preschool and homeschool nature series, meet the naturalist at the visitor center and get ready to adventure together.
—Jake Richardson, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
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Noun
That sense of adventure is something that has always stayed with me.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
Create your own adventure Existentialists go a different way.
—Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
Featuring the gang in their pumpkin patch adventures, the pieces bring playful charm to seasonal parties and everyday meals alike.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
In this preschool and homeschool nature series, meet the naturalist at the visitor center and get ready to adventure together.
—Jake Richardson, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adventure
Noun
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The experience later prompted him to go to therapy.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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The spiritual experience here, these days, happens when Joyce clocks in.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For Cela, balancing Oner Active along with her other ventures—including her schools initiative Project Power and the fitness app Evolve You—as well as being a mom to her son, Arlo, can be challenging.—
Monique Wilson,
Glamour,
25 Sep. 2025
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Light Danish startup Light is the latest in a series of European tech firms raising cash as venture capitalists search for the next big thing in artificial intelligence.—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Poor weather and battlefield obscurants continue to endanger warfighters as adversaries rely on these conditions to escape attacks.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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Court records show he is charged with involuntary manslaughter and endangering children.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Without proper padding and protection, your device risks scratches, dents, or worse, internal damage.—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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Those willing to risk sensory overload for the shot at that beautiful, precious, VistaVision.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Detectives determined that Holland never stalked Kristil and verified his whereabouts in a different state at the time she was killed.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
26 Sep. 2025
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However, there are no such hints for players in Season 3, who are sorted into teams at the beginning of their time in Borderland and told where to go for the next match.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Superman proved to fire off the new DC under chiefs James Gunn and Peter Safran, while the original gambles that Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy have made at the larger Warner Bros Motion Picture Group with Sinners and F1, as well as new IP A Minecraft Movie, have been smashing successes.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
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As awards season progresses, the success or failure of these strategic gambles will likely influence how future romantic dramas approach their campaigns, potentially reshaping decades of precedent in favor of more aggressive positioning strategies.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The President and his allies have also repeatedly asserted in recent days that Democrats are threatening to shut down the government to secure public money for undocumented migrants, despite the claim being widely debunked.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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Additional revelations hint of Kiri's evolving powers, the menacing Quaritch bonding with Varang to help defeat the Na'vi, a spectacular air/sea clash between the Ash People, the RDA, and the Na’vi, and Spider threatening to kill someone offscreen.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The possibility that Keegan Bradley will not return in 2027 has opened the door to speculation, and the debate over a new captain has already begun.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Unlike earlier tech booms, this surge is not about speculation and hype, but structural reinvention.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Adventure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adventure. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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