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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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 Remember, venue box offices still exist and can save you money on Ticketmaster fees. The Editors, Curbed, 16 Apr. 2026 Yes, there’s plenty of bubbly to go around, but this venue is much more an ode to the high art of Martini making. Connie Ogle april 16, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026 But the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, which is presenting the 1599 play at several venues through May 3, would like you to view it in a somewhat different light. Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026 Additional details, including nominations and venue information, will be announced at a later date. Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for venue
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Noun
  • Their work was only ever couched as an intelligence program, not a munitions or weapons platform.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026
  • In AlphaSense’s platform, AI reasoning across long context windows helps compress research workflows from hours to under an hour, Greenberg said.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The bill now requires planes to have Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast In systems that can receive data about the locations of other aircraft.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Founded in Miami in 2018, Jason Hyde has grown from a small retail store to locations in Aventura, Dadeland, on cruise ships and now, Brickell City Centre.
    Najahe Sherman, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Other hot topics at a Tuesday night candidate forum for council District 4 included the varying levels of experience of the candidates, fees to park in Balboa Park and economic development in the partially underdeveloped district.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Zhang Bo, co-founder of Didi and head of its autonomous driving business, disclosed the plans at a UAE-China business cooperation forum in Beijing earlier this week, according to the statement.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
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  • Whatever your preference, here are eight top new places to drink in Metro Phoenix.
    Chris Malloy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The last-place Blackhawks dropped to 7-17-7 in their last 31 games.
    CBS News, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Prosecutors also allege that multiple companies operated from the Machado property, including Devastating Pyrotechnics and Blackstar Fireworks, where more than 11 million pounds of explosives were imported over a 10-year period, with roughly 1 million pounds on site at the time of the blast.
    Richard Ramos, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Yet as this sweeping, heady, spectacularly ambitious and relentlessly lusty set showed over its hour and half, the body is the first site of liberation.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026

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“Venue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venue. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.

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