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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
Hernandez has since retired from gymnastics, published two books, gone back to school, ventured into acting, and earned a Sports Emmy as a commentator at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
All the possible locations are further south than any of the Apollo astronauts landed or ventured, according to NASA.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Lao officials say the five ventured into the cave last Wednesday, drawn by the promise of gold deposits, a speculative pursuit that has surged in recent years, according to research by US think tank the Stimson Center.
—Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Garden Grove is the fifth-largest city in Orange County, but is something of a mystery to those who haven’t ventured into one of Southern California’s most diverse, culturally vibrant communities except when en route to a nearby destination such as Disneyland.
—Todd Harmonson, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
As the late-night host ventured backstage, he was greeted by a giant green wormhole and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2026
On a gray February morning, Nurul Amin ventured out, alone.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 12 May 2026
The cast ventured out to New York City to film the season 2 finale — at the time, reportedly the most expensive episode in the series.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
The firm ventured into the manufacturing of plastic gloves in response to the spike in demand for PPE during the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 10 May 2026
Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
All the possible locations are further south than any of the Apollo astronauts landed or ventured, according to NASA.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Lao officials say the five ventured into the cave last Wednesday, drawn by the promise of gold deposits, a speculative pursuit that has surged in recent years, according to research by US think tank the Stimson Center.
—Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Garden Grove is the fifth-largest city in Orange County, but is something of a mystery to those who haven’t ventured into one of Southern California’s most diverse, culturally vibrant communities except when en route to a nearby destination such as Disneyland.
—Todd Harmonson, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
As the late-night host ventured backstage, he was greeted by a giant green wormhole and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2026
On a gray February morning, Nurul Amin ventured out, alone.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 12 May 2026
The cast ventured out to New York City to film the season 2 finale — at the time, reportedly the most expensive episode in the series.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
The firm ventured into the manufacturing of plastic gloves in response to the spike in demand for PPE during the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 10 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ventured
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With logistics in the Persian Gulf snarled and endangered due to the conflict, rerouting is not seamless.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The reticulateds were listed as endangered, the frosties as threatened.—
Nathan Rott,
NPR,
27 May 2026
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But moving too aggressively risked internal strife.—
Euan Ward,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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But that also risked diluting the administration’s leverage in peace talks.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Trump used expletives to convey his disapproval of Israel’s plans, which threatened to upend negotiations with Iran.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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In 2025, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei claimed that AI could eliminate 50% of white-collar jobs; and last summer, OpenAI chief Sam Altman said that entry-level work was threatened by automation.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
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“Ventured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ventured. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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