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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 venues
Especially 11, 12 years ago, there was a lot of talk about music venues escaping downtown because of increasing rents and property tax and just property values overall.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
Covering 13 cities across North America, his tour will include stops at renowned venues such as Radio City Music Hall in New York, as well as LA’s Peacock Theater and will conclude with a special performance at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot on June 5.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2025
Istanbul serves as the cultural capital of Turkey—you’ll find independent galleries, local concert venues, and inventive restaurants—as well as its transit hub, with flights going all over the country and beyond.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
The pinnacle runway event would be part of a four-day program of fashion, design and culture spanning multiple venues next fall.
—Kristin Larson, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
The festival takes place across multiple London venues from November 4 to 8, concurrent with the Paris edition.
—Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2025
Easy to conceptualize and difficult to pull off, the company’s mission has been to consolidate the frustratingly fragmented world of live event ticketing into one seamless ecosystem that benefits artists, venues, and fans alike.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
Still, recent history has thrown obstacles in the way of developers’ timelines for Sacramento-area sports venues.
—Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The resort boasts several dining venues, including a restaurant outfitted with a window onto one of the farm’s cowsheds.
—Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
Covering 13 cities across North America, his tour will include stops at renowned venues such as Radio City Music Hall in New York, as well as LA’s Peacock Theater and will conclude with a special performance at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot on June 5.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2025
Istanbul serves as the cultural capital of Turkey—you’ll find independent galleries, local concert venues, and inventive restaurants—as well as its transit hub, with flights going all over the country and beyond.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
The pinnacle runway event would be part of a four-day program of fashion, design and culture spanning multiple venues next fall.
—Kristin Larson, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
The festival takes place across multiple London venues from November 4 to 8, concurrent with the Paris edition.
—Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2025
Easy to conceptualize and difficult to pull off, the company’s mission has been to consolidate the frustratingly fragmented world of live event ticketing into one seamless ecosystem that benefits artists, venues, and fans alike.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
Still, recent history has thrown obstacles in the way of developers’ timelines for Sacramento-area sports venues.
—Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The resort boasts several dining venues, including a restaurant outfitted with a window onto one of the farm’s cowsheds.
—Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for venues
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Members of the new Agentic Futures Initiative believe lawmakers and officials need to better understand the technology to ensure new products remain interoperable across platforms, private — and secure.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Among opportunity for growth are four platforms that make up the backbone supporting the bank’s eight business segments, said Jeff Busconi, head of corporate strategy for Bank of America.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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However, evidence of their involvement based on their ownership, partnerships, or the often-secretive nature of their locations made clear that at least part of their purpose is weapons-related.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Many chains are finding that fewer stores are better, and have been shutting down locations to maintain quality and brand congruence.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Rather than focusing only on events designed for networking, broaden your list to include open houses, community forums, conferences, and any other meeting where people from your field (or from a variety of professions) might be gathered.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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Employers can create weekly forums where employees can share both AI successes and failures without judgment, then reallocate budgets away from underperforming AI experiments to pilots that are showing success.—
Feon Ang,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Kyiv has persistently targeted various types of sites linked to Moscow's military industry, from fuel depots to refineries funding its war effort to chemical factories grinding out supplies for ammunition.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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However, Thailand does not recognize the ICJ’s jurisdiction and claims that some areas along the border were never fully demarcated, including the sites of several ancient temples.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Avoid basements or rooms where water has submerged electrical outlets or cords.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Nov. 2025
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At the same time, other creators and outlets have seemingly started to abandon the concept.—
Yahya Salem,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The presence of liquid water, heat and the right chemicals (such as phosphorus and complex hydrocarbons) means that its sub-surface ocean is believed to be one of the best places in our solar system for life to have evolved outside the Earth, according to scientists.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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That includes places like Birmingham and Huntsville in Alabama, Baton Rouge in Louisiana, Savannah in Georgia and Tampa and Fort Myers in Florida.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Venues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venues. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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