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
Jem Aswad, Variety, 11 May 2026
In fact, your creative ventures could become especially profitable this month.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Apr. 2026
What unites us is this wonder about venturing further into space.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Related Stories The deal is in partnership with the investment venture announced earlier this year between GIC and Sony Music Group, focused on acquiring music catalog assets across genres and international markets.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 11 May 2026
In fact, your creative ventures could become especially profitable this month.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Verb
For Showalter, whose past work has rarely ventured this far into fear, the challenge will be sustaining a coherent tone without losing the emotional highs and lows that define Hoover as a storyteller.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Apr. 2026
What unites us is this wonder about venturing further into space.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for venture
Noun
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Most of his big gambles, on things such as the MGM studio and library, which led to the creation of the Turner Classic Movies channel, paid off handsomely.—
Michael J. Socolow,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026
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No fiction writer could dream up a character with so many high-stakes gambles that usually paid off, whose life took so many turns and who was present at so many key late-20th-century moments in various fields.—
Tim Gray,
Variety,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Critics warn that openly discussing armed resistance could endanger protesters, deepen divisions inside the opposition and risk pushing Iran toward civil war.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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Trump has accused Pope Leo XIV of being soft on terrorism and supporting negotiations with Iran, claiming the pontiff endangers Catholics by failing to oppose Iran’s potential acquisition of nuclear weapons.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Assuming enough people are willing to risk millions to produce them.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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The words also honor the spirit of immigrants—those who risk everything for hope, opportunity, and a chance to belong.—
Time,
Time,
6 May 2026
Noun
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The Sixers had momentum — a chance to steal (yes, steal) a game against a far (yes, far) superior Knicks team and salvage what was left of their playoff hopes after ceding the first two games of the second-round series at Madison Square Garden.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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Once Cease was out of the game, the Angels had another chance.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
Verb
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Jenkinson, who faces two counts, is accused of threatening Andrew on Wednesday and another man on Tuesday.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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When time with her feels threatened, even well-meaning offers can land the wrong way.—
Jann Blackstone,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Other creatures abound, all of them combining animal life and foliage with the same mix-and-match obviousness that the rest of this movie combines basic Disney adventuring with Miyazakian eco-concern.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
1 May 2026
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The 1893 Chicago World’s Columbian Exposition added the midway — the rides, games and food vendors that turned fairs into the all-day adventures kids love today.—
Lauren Schuster,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Venture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venture. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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