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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 probe has ventured into the sun’s atmosphere, an environment with extreme temperatures.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Jan. 2025
The front that ventured over North Florida overnight Wednesday will continue to move south with a dry, cool air mass coming with northwesterly winds.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025
Lately some scientists have ventured the opinion that the risks could start with the first drop.
—Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
But beyond her impressive racing achievements, Patrick has also ventured into entrepreneurship with her own clothing line and vineyard.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
In Future Racing Formats In 2024, the team ventured beyond NASCAR by acquiring a MotoGP team associated with Aprilia.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
On Christmas Eve, the Parker Solar Probe ventured into the star’s corona — the outermost layer of its atmosphere — during humanity’s closest-ever approach to the sun.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Biologists interviewed about the animal thought the critter may have ventured to Australia in search of food.
—Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Some 20,000 Volunteers ventured north to take in the opening weekend of the first 12-team College Football Playoff in person.
—Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Jan. 2025
The front that ventured over North Florida overnight Wednesday will continue to move south with a dry, cool air mass coming with northwesterly winds.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025
Lately some scientists have ventured the opinion that the risks could start with the first drop.
—Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
But beyond her impressive racing achievements, Patrick has also ventured into entrepreneurship with her own clothing line and vineyard.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
In Future Racing Formats In 2024, the team ventured beyond NASCAR by acquiring a MotoGP team associated with Aprilia.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
On Christmas Eve, the Parker Solar Probe ventured into the star’s corona — the outermost layer of its atmosphere — during humanity’s closest-ever approach to the sun.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Biologists interviewed about the animal thought the critter may have ventured to Australia in search of food.
—Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Some 20,000 Volunteers ventured north to take in the opening weekend of the first 12-team College Football Playoff in person.
—Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ventured
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While not globally endangered, some local populations, including in Israel, are vulnerable due to habitat loss.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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Louisiana’s black bears were considered endangered until 2016, when numbers grew large enough to remove them from the endangered species list, the state says.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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Of the 24 species of scrub mints known today, over half are listed as threatened or endangered at either the state or federal level.—
Andre A. Naranjo,
The Conversation,
6 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Hezbollah, which was severely diminished during nearly 14 months of war, has threatened to resume fighting if Israel does not fully withdraw its forces by the 60-day deadline.—
Abby Sewell and Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Ventured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ventured. Accessed 21 Jun. 2025.
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