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as in platform
a place or opportunity for communicating ideas and information a cable show might be the perfect venue for your opinions about local politics

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as in location
the area or space occupied by or intended for something the historic library is a perfect venue for the series of poetry readings

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Recent Examples of venue Already, financially strapped venues are producing far fewer shows—according to the Times, in the past five years, the number of Off Broadway productions eligible for the Lucille Lortel Awards has dropped by half. Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2025 Now every decade that comes by, there are four new platforms and new venues. Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025 The vessel will also stop at the line’s private Bahamas island, Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, where passengers will find loungers overlooking aquamarine water; dining venues and bars; shore excursions like kayaking and jet skiing; and more. Nathan Diller, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025 The venue, which has a concert capacity of around twenty thousand people, has become an unlikely home base for the band. Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for venue
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Noun
  • Several videos of people keying Teslas have gone viral on social media platforms Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Apple and Meta have fallen short of compliance with the DMA by implementing measures that reinforce the dependence of business users and consumers on their platforms.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Photos: National chain retailers shutter locations across the U.S. A break from the news 💋 Pucker up!
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 2 May 2025
  • Ensemble is also informed by its location: the roof of a famous museum.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • The mayor previously floated parts of this plan last month at a National Action Network forum.
    Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 2 May 2025
  • That could be game-changing for everything from dating apps to political forums to online education.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • His journey wasn’t straightforward, but every setback and failure led him to a place of profound understanding.
    Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
  • There’s also a pizza topped with shrimp and bacon, a take on a Reuben sandwich made with fish in place of corned beef, and fried oysters tossed in buffalo sauce and blue cheese.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2025
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  • After the Mass, Francis' coffin was placed on an open-air popemobile and transported to the burial site outside the Vatican by a motorcade that traversed the streets of Rome, lined by cheering crowds.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
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    Nena Farrell, Wired News, 26 Apr. 2025

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“Venue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venue. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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