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
Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 Jan. 2026
Jackson has built significant wealth through strategic investments and entrepreneurial ventures.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 15 Jan. 2026
She's since found a niche with Broadway ventures with several Tony nominations and wins to her name.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
The British-Indian actor has a string of ventures to his name, including Good Karma Productions and, most recently, the document-storage app IQ121.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2026
Trump’s announcement, in particular, displays all the drawbacks of insufficient cogitation characteristic of so many of his ventures.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Essentially, the Schmidt Observatory initiative is applying SpaceX’s fail fast, learn fast approach to large science ventures.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
Despite these new business ventures, Djokovic has no plans to retire from tennis in the immediate future, with one eye firmly on the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
—Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 14 Jan. 2026
Cheaves will partner with the sports, music and entertainment company to turn viral fame into new business ventures, including in traditional media, after launching her beauty line, Jayda Cheaves Beauty, and the Waydamin clothing brand.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
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
The film centers on Buddy (Ferrell), an elf who ventures from the North Pole to the Big Apple in hopes of connecting with his father (Caan).
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 21 Nov. 2025
The Peabody Award-winning Disney Channel series follows 14-year-old Luz (Sarah-Nicole Robles), a Dominican American girl who ventures into an alternate dimension called the Demon Realm to train as a witch.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 15 Oct. 2025
Everyone who ventures to the summit of Everest while relying on oxygen faces an existential risk if the oxygen runs out.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 15 Sep. 2025
Nix, though, still ventures too far into perfectionist mode sometimes.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
In between laying down vocals and listening back to takes — usually while smoking something — Bieber also ventures off into nature, snowboarding down steep slopes and climbing atop a structure’s roof near the beach.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 13 Aug. 2025
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For years, Chevron has been the sole American company with access to Venezuelan oil through joint ventures with the country's state-run producer.
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As with any mission that ventures beyond near-Earth orbit, portions of the journey will be agonizingly isolating.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for ventures
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This level of dealmaking far exceeds the bowling alley bets and small-time street gambles that have shaped Marty’s way of moving in the world, and Rockwell represents the kind of ruthless American capitalism and competition that requires humiliation and subjugation.—
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Duke was 4-for-4 on fourth down in the game, and those successful gambles from Diaz were key to the victory.—
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It was described as a dangerous precedent that endangers civilian lives.—
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This Trumpian newspeak about Germany — to use George Orwell’s term for the distorted terminology of authoritarians — reveals an indifference to (or ignorance of) history that endangers not only Europe but the United States.—
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This move risks dangerous results from the military and security establishment in the country, as well as the substantial Cuban contingent working in the security sphere.—
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Both Tong and his counterpart in Rhode Island, Attorney General Peter Neronha, followed up with their own request on Monday which reiterated the developers’ claim that federal intervention risks raising costs for electric customers while upending thousands of local jobs.—
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Plenty of videos mentioning the hack say that eating more fiber can have weight loss benefits and boost your chances of having a healthy gut.—
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Several of the Monarchs’ scoring chances came off sharp cross passes.—
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This drastic move threatens the important accessibility and diversity of content available to Arkansans.—
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San Jose is the latest city whose use of the cameras to snag criminal suspects, critics say, also threatens privacy and potentially runs afoul of state laws barring access of camera data by out-of-state and federal agencies including immigration enforcement.—
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Explore More East Troy’s farms promise more foodie adventures.—
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With an island-chic aesthetic—rattan lanterns, antique blue-and-white porcelain, a palette of forest green and clay—the Terra Brava offers an elegant setting for relaxation between island adventures.—
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Media investors should revisit the demise of MGM, Columbia, RKO, and other such creative enterprises, when industrial capital muscled its way in, only to drive out the talent that made these assets valuable.—
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His victory awarded him a $1,500 NIL deal from Pangos which runs an All-American basketball camp among its basketball enterprises.—
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The bubble speculations rage almost daily as breaking news and earnings reports send Mag 7 stock prices rising and falling, leading analysts to constantly update their buy, sell or hold recommendations.—
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Those speculations seemed to be confirmed, though never explicitly stated, in Season 4 when Will breaks down trying to profess his feelings toward Mike.—
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“Ventures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ventures. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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