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
Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
Restrictions on presidents themselves are not expected to impact ventures like the Trumps’ World Liberty Financial.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 3 June 2026
Combs, 56, once had a sprawling business empire that included Bad Boy Records, Sean Jean and a Cîroc partnership, among other ventures.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 June 2026
That desire to win extended to ventures far beyond the football field, most famously on the recruiting trail.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
The Levi ski resort is one of many winter season hotspots across Europe that has diversified, offering snow-free ventures like paragliding, hiking, river rafting and mountain biking.
—Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
Later, his therapist, Mary (Reinsve), ventures in at her own peril in order to save him.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
The settlement agreement stated that NCA received all $23 million in exchange for its interests in the joint ventures.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Epstein also discussed business ventures with Francisco D’Agostino, an influential Venezuelan businessman who has relationships with both the Nicolás Maduro regime and the country’s opposition.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026
Blake Simons, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
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
Noun
Mercury — now in Cancer and your eighth house of joint ventures and psychological motivations — will clash with Saturn, which could trigger serious conversations around dating, children or even financial entanglements.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
Restrictions on presidents themselves are not expected to impact ventures like the Trumps’ World Liberty Financial.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 3 June 2026
Combs, 56, once had a sprawling business empire that included Bad Boy Records, Sean Jean and a Cîroc partnership, among other ventures.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 June 2026
That desire to win extended to ventures far beyond the football field, most famously on the recruiting trail.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
The Levi ski resort is one of many winter season hotspots across Europe that has diversified, offering snow-free ventures like paragliding, hiking, river rafting and mountain biking.
—Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
Later, his therapist, Mary (Reinsve), ventures in at her own peril in order to save him.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
The settlement agreement stated that NCA received all $23 million in exchange for its interests in the joint ventures.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Epstein also discussed business ventures with Francisco D’Agostino, an influential Venezuelan businessman who has relationships with both the Nicolás Maduro regime and the country’s opposition.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026
Verb
When Fuyuko ventures out from her solitude, she’s blessed with a chance encounter.
—Blake Simons, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ventures
Noun
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For the first four games, the extensive gambles taken by the front office — not just this season but for years — seemed to be paying off in a surprising 3-1 road trip.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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Most of his big gambles, on things such as the MGM studio and library, which led to the creation of the Turner Classic Movies channel, paid off handsomely.—
Michael J. Socolow,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026
Verb
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There’s lots of humiliation and frustration involved, as well as an incident that endangers his family.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
29 May 2026
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Crandall said the suppression only policy endangers the few firefighters left at the agency.—
Chiara Eisner,
NPR,
17 May 2026
Verb
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The dose also matters, meaning someone with alpha-gal risks a bigger reaction by eating a large amount of red meat.—
Eva Flowe
May 29,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2026
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Or Gonzalez fully holds out and risks fines.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Climate change, from the burning of coal, oil and gas, increased the intensity of Canada's 2023 fire season by at least 50% and doubled the chances of the drier, hotter weather conditions that were needed for the fire, a 2023 study found.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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On a press call Wednesday night, USDA officials stressed that the screwworm was not a threat to the food supply and that the chances of large-scale infestation were tiny.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Season 3 finds Andrew Cooper (Hamm) doubling down on his life as an unlikely suburban thief, until the arrival of a new neighbor threatens to expose his secrets and place his family at risk.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
4 June 2026
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The fighting in Lebanon, where Israeli forces have seized large swaths of the south, threatens efforts to end the Iran war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key transit point for oil and gas.—
Bassem Mroue,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Quite often, the series has been described as what would happen if Solo and a crew flew around space and experienced high-stakes adventures.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
3 June 2026
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Cassie’s OnlyFans adventures, for interest, were depicted with a kind of sneering derision toward the character’s poor judgement and lack of savvy.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Ikeda added that the demand for high-quality observability and security platforms like Datadog will increase as enterprises transition to the cloud and AI, making everything more complex.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
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At the same time, open-weight and lower-cost competitors have compressed pricing so aggressively that capabilities once reserved for the largest enterprises are now deployable at mass scale.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Noun
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And even King Charles and Queen Camilla are faced with these speculations.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
3 May 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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“Ventures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ventures. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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