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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 The reservation listing will include access and parking info for each outdoor venue. Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025 Trump, now the chairman of the Kennedy Center, confirmed that the draw for the group stage will take place at the performing arts venue. Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025 Local hospitality industry veterans are opening new bars, restaurants, and music venues in the Arcade. Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025 The venue was put up for sale by The Buck Owens Private Foundation in July 2024. Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for venue
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Noun
  • The 191-track opus will be available in 12 LP and 8 CD box sets as well as on digital platforms.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Additional spots are expected to be spread across TV, social, digital platforms, out-of-home and BetMGM properties nationwide.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Rain bands in Erin's expanding quadrants raked Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on Saturday night, with heavy rain and tropical storm force wind gusts of 40 - 50 mph, prompting flash flood warnings in some locations.
    John Bacon, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2025
  • First discovered: 1:59 p.m. Aug. 17 Initial location: Madera County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Hadley A new wildfire was reported today at 1:59 p.m. in Madera County, California.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The new maps were approved by a split vote about two months later, after a series of public forums around the county.
    Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Apart from content curation, OTAs can foster online traveler communities and traveler forums.
    Sanjay Ghare, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Through 26 games this season, the club has a total of just 24 points, which has them in 13th place in the Western Conference.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
  • But since June 13th—also the date when the Mets’ major misfortunes began—the Yankees have had a losing record, and have tumbled out of first place.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The National Park Service said rangers had detected and raided this cultivation site in 2024, but were unable to rehabilitate the site until mid-August of this year due to the presence of hazardous chemicals.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Federal funding for detention has surged, with $45 billion allocated to expand U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities and construct sprawling detention camps, including a controversial Florida site dubbed Alligator Alcatraz.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025

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“Venue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venue. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.

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