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as in endangered
to place in danger
don't venture more money than you can afford to lose
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as in risked
to take a chance on
ventured to speak plainly at the meeting
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Recent Examples of ventured
The 10-day mission involves circling the moon in a flyby manner (and not landing on the surface) and, in doing so, establishing the record for the farthest that humans have ever ventured into space.
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Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Only 24 people, all during nine Apollo missions from 1968-1972, had ever left low-Earth orbit and ventured to deep space.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
The Apollo missions ventured to similar locations near the lunar equator on the moon’s near side, where the terrain was flat and astronauts could remain within reach of communication satellites.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
As the capsule loops around the moon, the astronauts will reach farther into space than humans have ever ventured.
—Brendan Byrne, NPR, 6 Apr. 2026
Meta, under Zuckerberg, has also ventured into the AI world with its Llama language model.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Adelman and assistant coach JJ Barea launched profanities at the refs while Adelman ventured to the paint to help his star up.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
The Orion capsule the crew will pilot – built by Lockheed Martin – is due to travel about 4,700 miles beyond the far side of the moon, taking its passengers the farthest humans have ever ventured in space before returning to Earth.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
No humans have ventured to lunar realms — or even beyond low Earth orbit (LEO) — since NASA's Apollo 17 moon-landing mission in December 1972.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Only 24 people, all during nine Apollo missions from 1968-1972, had ever left low-Earth orbit and ventured to deep space.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
The Apollo missions ventured to similar locations near the lunar equator on the moon’s near side, where the terrain was flat and astronauts could remain within reach of communication satellites.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
As the capsule loops around the moon, the astronauts will reach farther into space than humans have ever ventured.
—Brendan Byrne, NPR, 6 Apr. 2026
Meta, under Zuckerberg, has also ventured into the AI world with its Llama language model.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Adelman and assistant coach JJ Barea launched profanities at the refs while Adelman ventured to the paint to help his star up.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
The Orion capsule the crew will pilot – built by Lockheed Martin – is due to travel about 4,700 miles beyond the far side of the moon, taking its passengers the farthest humans have ever ventured in space before returning to Earth.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
No humans have ventured to lunar realms — or even beyond low Earth orbit (LEO) — since NASA's Apollo 17 moon-landing mission in December 1972.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ventured
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British men Hamza Iqbal, 20, and Rehan Khan, 19, and a 17-year-old of dual British-Pakistani nationality, all from east London, were charged Friday with arson and being reckless as to whether life would be endangered.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Both of those species are critically endangered.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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In December, a satellite deployed from a Chinese rocket also risked colliding with a Starlink sat, prompting SpaceX to call for better coordination in the aerospace industry.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
2 Apr. 2026
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Critics, however, warned that the approach risked eroding longstanding norms intended to shield prosecutorial decisions from political influence.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Apr. 2026
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Law enforcement arrested a man who allegedly threatened his family and a police officer before fleeing in a vehicle on Sunday.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Apr. 2026
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Iran threatened to strike an AI center in the United Arab Emirates after an airstrike targeted Tehran’s Sharif University of Technology on Monday morning, the semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Ventured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ventured. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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