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venue

noun

ˈven-ˌyü How to pronounce venue (audio)
Definition of venuenext
1
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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2
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 The scene outside of the Linc felt like a normal show at the venue, the parking lots spotted with tailgates as vendors sold Philly Factory pretzels and bootlegged merchandise. — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2026 Executives, developers and politicians met in an event venue often used for weddings. — Drew Hawkins, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026 All of these create a friendlier environment than many football venues. — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026 Others paid condolences at three venues set up around the city. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for venue
Recent Examples of Synonyms for venue
  1. platform
  2. location
  3. forum
  4. place
  5. site
Noun
  • Trump largely ran on a platform focused on economic troubles in 2024, as former President Joe Biden’s four years in office were marked by record-setting inflation.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The brand’s platform styles often feature rhinestone adornments or unique motifs suspended in the empty space.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of platform
Noun
  • Further, while about 4,000 workers across Hartford HealthCare’s hospitals, ambulatory locations, and support functions will benefit from this increase, an additional 4,000 will benefit from compression adjustments, the documents show.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Haro said the family tried to keep all 30 of its full-time employees through the move, though some may not be able to make the commute to the new location.
    — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of location
Noun
  • Streets For All, a group that wants to expand the city’s bus and bike lane network, pulled video footage from a different Sherman Oaks candidate forum — this one featuring Bass and Raman last month.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • His reputation is so strong and his advice so well-known that some memes on the forum ironically joke about doing the opposite, with a picture of Buffett suggesting that everyone freak out and sell in a panic.
    — Josh Funk, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of forum
Noun
  • There will be recruiting battles and NIL headaches and portal defections and angry message boards and all the other insanity that comes with coaching at a place where fans consider 9-3 an average record rather than an accomplishment.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • There are some places in the world that don’t know Tim in the same way people do here — same with Hallmark and Chef Boyardee.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of place
Noun
  • This is on top of Perez Hilton and plenty of other sites (Gawker included) that would just flat-out insult people, draw nasty things on their pictures, and just generally malign them.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Aerial photo of a Google data center (foreground) in Douglas County and the construction site of a Switch data center (background) in Lithia Springs on Friday, January 17, 2020.
    — Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026
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“Venue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venue. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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