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
Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
As Team Maryland’s revenue and expenses doubled from 2018 to 2024, the share of that money that flowed directly to Blackstreet’s and the Weisses’ for-profit ventures ballooned, tax returns analyzed by USA TODAY show.
—Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Felix spent time with her family and stayed busy with various business and sports ventures.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 7 May 2026
Companies and scientific ventures voluntarily comply with biosecurity guidelines and submit environmental impact assessments for Antarctic operations.
—ABC News, 5 May 2026
Kicking off Deadline’s Reality TV Summit on Friday, Cohen sat down to discuss his various ventures, dished on potential new Housewives series and talked up his love of game shows.
—Peter White, Deadline, 4 May 2026
Harry Potter is one of the most popular franchises in the world, with seven books, eight movies, a stage play and multiple theme parks, among other ventures.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Yang, whose company has joint ventures in a handful of countries including Brazil, South Korea and the United Kingdom, sees this push as a win-win.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Since his exit, Carlson has forged a new life in digital media, capitalizing on fractured audiences while expanding his brand into other ventures, including a book imprint announced last month.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2026
Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Magaletti ventures a tentative introduction of brushes on snares; following the muted peal of distant thunder, upsammy chimes in with a plangent synthesizer sequence reminiscent of Arovane and other IDM producers from around the turn of the millennium.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 13 Apr. 2026
Arkady sits back, while Boris ventures out for clues.
—Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
There’s a stunning rooftop spa, which ventures beyond a traditional menu of facials and massages with some charmingly woo-woo treatments—go ahead and book a tarot reading or multi-sensorial writer’s block remedy.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026
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 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
Noun
Companies and scientific ventures voluntarily comply with biosecurity guidelines and submit environmental impact assessments for Antarctic operations.
—Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
As Team Maryland’s revenue and expenses doubled from 2018 to 2024, the share of that money that flowed directly to Blackstreet’s and the Weisses’ for-profit ventures ballooned, tax returns analyzed by USA TODAY show.
—Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Felix spent time with her family and stayed busy with various business and sports ventures.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 7 May 2026
Companies and scientific ventures voluntarily comply with biosecurity guidelines and submit environmental impact assessments for Antarctic operations.
—ABC News, 5 May 2026
Kicking off Deadline’s Reality TV Summit on Friday, Cohen sat down to discuss his various ventures, dished on potential new Housewives series and talked up his love of game shows.
—Peter White, Deadline, 4 May 2026
Harry Potter is one of the most popular franchises in the world, with seven books, eight movies, a stage play and multiple theme parks, among other ventures.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Yang, whose company has joint ventures in a handful of countries including Brazil, South Korea and the United Kingdom, sees this push as a win-win.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Since his exit, Carlson has forged a new life in digital media, capitalizing on fractured audiences while expanding his brand into other ventures, including a book imprint announced last month.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2026
Verb
For Coel, that story sometimes ventures beyond friendship.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Magaletti ventures a tentative introduction of brushes on snares; following the muted peal of distant thunder, upsammy chimes in with a plangent synthesizer sequence reminiscent of Arovane and other IDM producers from around the turn of the millennium.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 13 Apr. 2026
Arkady sits back, while Boris ventures out for clues.
—Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
There’s a stunning rooftop spa, which ventures beyond a traditional menu of facials and massages with some charmingly woo-woo treatments—go ahead and book a tarot reading or multi-sensorial writer’s block remedy.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026
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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ventures
Noun
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No fiction writer could dream up a character with so many high-stakes gambles that usually paid off, whose life took so many turns and who was present at so many key late-20th-century moments in various fields.—
Tim Gray,
Variety,
6 May 2026
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Those gambles never lead to moral wins for the nation, or big wins or jackpots for the poor Black communities that most of our most prodigious athletic artists come from.—
Kiese Laymon,
Vanity Fair,
30 Apr. 2026
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The teaser also reveals that the titular character has a huge company, which endangers millions with a drilling operation that goes too far.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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Someone this unstable, whose behavior endangers the nation, should not remain in office.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Should progressives prevail, the state risks an exodus that could erode its tax base, slow innovation, and undermine the very programs the policy aims to support.—
Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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That approach risks overreach and unintended consequences — especially for small businesses, working families and local economies already under pressure.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Spurs need points and Richarlison is the No 9 who will likely be on the end of most of their chances.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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That does increase the chances of an injury, something the Bulldogs had to deal with yet again this spring.—
Connor Riley,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
Verb
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This uncertainty hampers long-term planning and threatens essential services like smaller class sizes and mental health support.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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The fights span Hood and Somervell counties, where neighbors say industrial development threatens water, wildlife, tourism and quality of life.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
Verb
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The 1893 Chicago World’s Columbian Exposition added the midway — the rides, games and food vendors that turned fairs into the all-day adventures kids love today.—
Lauren Schuster,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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While fans of the previous games may prefer something closer to the Ezio adventures, most gamers will love Ubisoft’s intuitive combat system and beautifully detailed world.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Lumai has made the Nova server available for evaluation to hyperscalers, neo-clouds, enterprises, and research institutes.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
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Already in charge of the military’s moneymaking enterprises and married into the Castro family, López-Calleja became a member of the National Assembly in 2021, a prerequisite to higher government positions on the island, including the presidency.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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While some had theories, including speculations of the site serving as an Underground Railroad route, researchers found little evidence to back those ideas up.—
Emily Curiel,
Kansas City Star,
14 Apr. 2026
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A lot of Minority Report‘s speculations have come true—of course the Justice Department will supercharge profiling through an expensive and untested tech solution—but the detail that sticks with me most is the Gap store retinal-scanning Cruise and yelling past purchases back at him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Ventures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ventures. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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