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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
While no moon landing is in store for the mission, the crew will test systems and hardware for future expeditions to the surface while traveling about 4,700 miles beyond the far side of the moon – the farthest humans have ever ventured in space.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
However, with record-breaking early and mail voting, deputy clerk of elections Edmund Michalowski ventured total votes this election would surmount the June 2022 primary.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
In the 70 years since Faure’s account, no paleontologist had ventured back to this hyperarid, windswept landscape to attempt to relocate Akarazeras.
—Paul C. Sereno, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
Rodin ventured to bring up James Joyce, one of his favorite authors.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
Most of the presenters are also in and out of the room fairly quickly with their power publicists and agents ushering them along, but Bardem ventured into the auditorium to greet and chat with Academy president Lynette Howell Taylor and CEO Bill Kramer.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
Those with less patience have already ventured outdoors to scout plants for either signs of survival or even new growth.
—Candace Barone, Florida Times-Union, 14 Mar. 2026
On March 12, the Princess of Wales and Prince William ventured out for a surprise visit to Borough Market food hall in London.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
In what could be considered a competitive move, Broward Health and Memorial Healthcare System, for the first time, jointly ventured into the volatile and potentially lucrative Affordable Care Act marketplace by launching their own insurer for Broward County residents in 2026.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
However, with record-breaking early and mail voting, deputy clerk of elections Edmund Michalowski ventured total votes this election would surmount the June 2022 primary.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
In the 70 years since Faure’s account, no paleontologist had ventured back to this hyperarid, windswept landscape to attempt to relocate Akarazeras.
—Paul C. Sereno, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
Rodin ventured to bring up James Joyce, one of his favorite authors.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
Most of the presenters are also in and out of the room fairly quickly with their power publicists and agents ushering them along, but Bardem ventured into the auditorium to greet and chat with Academy president Lynette Howell Taylor and CEO Bill Kramer.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
Those with less patience have already ventured outdoors to scout plants for either signs of survival or even new growth.
—Candace Barone, Florida Times-Union, 14 Mar. 2026
On March 12, the Princess of Wales and Prince William ventured out for a surprise visit to Borough Market food hall in London.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
In what could be considered a competitive move, Broward Health and Memorial Healthcare System, for the first time, jointly ventured into the volatile and potentially lucrative Affordable Care Act marketplace by launching their own insurer for Broward County residents in 2026.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ventured
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Police said the two are endangered.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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And maybe to gently remind us that moviegoing is as endangered by shifting sensibilities as are people who live in the shadow of a volcano, one whose AD 79 eruption is a civilizational marker nobody there can truly escape.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Some social media users thought the integration risked overshadowing the awards.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2026
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Anyone who has defied the regime before has risked their life to do so, and – despite being at the mercy of the most ferocious military machine on the face of the planet – the regime might yet survive.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
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Burgeoning national college football powers at Miami and elsewhere threatened Notre Dame’s place in the national hierarchy.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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British ministers are drawing up plans to send minesweeping drones to the Strait of Hormuz after Iran threatened ships traveling through the vital oil route.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Ventured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ventured. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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