as in gambles
a risky undertaking
their latest business venture failed big-time
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as in endangers
to place in danger
don't venture more money than you can afford to lose
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as in risks
to take a chance on
ventured to speak plainly at the meeting
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Recent Examples of ventures
Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
But since 2018, the Skims founder has been multitasking across all her ventures to pursue her legal studies.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2025
Despite ventures to broaden its business model, like smart glasses, the tech giant still gets the vast majority of its revenue from selling online advertising on sites like Facebook and Instagram.
—PC Magazine, 8 Nov. 2025
The other alleged fraudster is Badolato, who has been involved in other ventures with Bannon and was charged alongside him on Thursday.
—Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Now, Gong ventures into cyberpunk, a science fiction subgenre set in a dystopian future.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
In addition to his musical ventures, Nick also worked on a number of Broadway musicals.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
And yet, none of these expensive ventures has proven as effective at generating genuine global goodwill as a simple chocolate bar.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
As a father of four girls, his latest ventures include launching KidNation, an educational platform devoted to the enrichment of children.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
That version, directed by Luis Llosa, focused more on thrills and chills, with a plot centered on a documentary crew that ventures into the Amazon rainforest to help a snake hunter (Voight) track down a legendary — and lethal — serpent.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
Worried about his parents’ well-being, Noah ventures out of his liberal Brooklyn echo chamber to travel home to Virginia.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
The film centers on Buddy (Ferrell), an elf who ventures from the North Pole to the Big Apple in hopes of connecting with his father (Caan).
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 21 Nov. 2025
The Peabody Award-winning Disney Channel series follows 14-year-old Luz (Sarah-Nicole Robles), a Dominican American girl who ventures into an alternate dimension called the Demon Realm to train as a witch.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 15 Oct. 2025
Everyone who ventures to the summit of Everest while relying on oxygen faces an existential risk if the oxygen runs out.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 15 Sep. 2025
Nix, though, still ventures too far into perfectionist mode sometimes.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
In between laying down vocals and listening back to takes — usually while smoking something — Bieber also ventures off into nature, snowboarding down steep slopes and climbing atop a structure’s roof near the beach.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
Morgan is embracing her new life as a businesswoman, running multiple ventures including her media company Togethxr and investment firm Trybe Ventures.
—Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
But since 2018, the Skims founder has been multitasking across all her ventures to pursue her legal studies.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2025
Despite ventures to broaden its business model, like smart glasses, the tech giant still gets the vast majority of its revenue from selling online advertising on sites like Facebook and Instagram.
—PC Magazine, 8 Nov. 2025
The other alleged fraudster is Badolato, who has been involved in other ventures with Bannon and was charged alongside him on Thursday.
—Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Now, Gong ventures into cyberpunk, a science fiction subgenre set in a dystopian future.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
In addition to his musical ventures, Nick also worked on a number of Broadway musicals.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
And yet, none of these expensive ventures has proven as effective at generating genuine global goodwill as a simple chocolate bar.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
As a father of four girls, his latest ventures include launching KidNation, an educational platform devoted to the enrichment of children.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
As with any mission that ventures beyond near-Earth orbit, portions of the journey will be agonizingly isolating.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
That version, directed by Luis Llosa, focused more on thrills and chills, with a plot centered on a documentary crew that ventures into the Amazon rainforest to help a snake hunter (Voight) track down a legendary — and lethal — serpent.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
Worried about his parents’ well-being, Noah ventures out of his liberal Brooklyn echo chamber to travel home to Virginia.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
The film centers on Buddy (Ferrell), an elf who ventures from the North Pole to the Big Apple in hopes of connecting with his father (Caan).
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 21 Nov. 2025
The Peabody Award-winning Disney Channel series follows 14-year-old Luz (Sarah-Nicole Robles), a Dominican American girl who ventures into an alternate dimension called the Demon Realm to train as a witch.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 15 Oct. 2025
Everyone who ventures to the summit of Everest while relying on oxygen faces an existential risk if the oxygen runs out.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 15 Sep. 2025
Nix, though, still ventures too far into perfectionist mode sometimes.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
In between laying down vocals and listening back to takes — usually while smoking something — Bieber also ventures off into nature, snowboarding down steep slopes and climbing atop a structure’s roof near the beach.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ventures
Noun
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This level of dealmaking far exceeds the bowling alley bets and small-time street gambles that have shaped Marty’s way of moving in the world, and Rockwell represents the kind of ruthless American capitalism and competition that requires humiliation and subjugation.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
25 Dec. 2025
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Duke was 4-for-4 on fourth down in the game, and those successful gambles from Diaz were key to the victory.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Dec. 2025
Verb
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It was described as a dangerous precedent that endangers civilian lives.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
4 Jan. 2026
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This Trumpian newspeak about Germany — to use George Orwell’s term for the distorted terminology of authoritarians — reveals an indifference to (or ignorance of) history that endangers not only Europe but the United States.—
Trudy Rubin,
Mercury News,
20 Dec. 2025
Verb
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This move risks dangerous results from the military and security establishment in the country, as well as the substantial Cuban contingent working in the security sphere.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Both Tong and his counterpart in Rhode Island, Attorney General Peter Neronha, followed up with their own request on Monday which reiterated the developers’ claim that federal intervention risks raising costs for electric customers while upending thousands of local jobs.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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JSerra had a couple of scoring chances.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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Rain chances return tomorrow, but most of the day is expected to be dry with several 'waves' of rain rolling through.—
Ron Smiley,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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As the violent storm threatens the country’s northeastern coast, millions of people have evacuated from villages at risk of flash floods, landslides, and tidal surges.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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The arrival of a young Sudanese businessman threatens to change their way of life.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Outdoor adventures Sydney is also very much an outdoor town, from Bondi Beach to boats in the harbor.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
2 Jan. 2026
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Off-site options include boat excursions and ATV adventures that can be coordinated by the concierge team, but the expansive pool will be more than enough for most kids to feel satisfied.—
Kristin Braswell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Professional sports are rapacious for-profit enterprises that produce wildly entertaining, sometimes violent, and sometimes inspiring athletic competition.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
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Even prior to the coup, the system was set up such that all proceeds from sales by state-enterprises like MTE were deposited into the Myanmar Foreign Trade Bank’s roughly 50 accounts in corresponding banks across the world.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Those speculations seemed to be confirmed, though never explicitly stated, in Season 4 when Will breaks down trying to profess his feelings toward Mike.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
26 Dec. 2025
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Those are all speculations, and those are all hypotheses.—
Alice Park,
Time,
6 Dec. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Ventures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ventures. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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