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
Helen Regan, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Trump has used his name as a branding tool for ventures, including hotels and golf courses.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The momentum behind these ventures — the idea, unpalatable to many of us small-minded, provincial types, of taking domestic league matches abroad — remains strong.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
What far fewer people understand is how Trump’s crypto ventures are structured on a corporate level.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
The department is also active in structuring production companies and establishing domestic and international distribution ventures.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Keep in mind, once Mercury stations retrograde, clarity around love, children and creative ventures could force you to slow down.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Via his social media company and real estate ventures, the President is believed to be worth more than $7 billion, according to Forbes.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Heather is growing her beauty brand, Heather Rae Essentials, while Tarek is diving deeper into new real estate ventures.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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
Before too long, though, Sacrifice ventures off into much stranger, more sincere territory, becoming a drama that mulls over surrendering to a higher power.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 7 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
Noun
His first business ventures were reportedly an internet café and gaming centers in the provincial capital Fuzhou.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Trump has used his name as a branding tool for ventures, including hotels and golf courses.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The momentum behind these ventures — the idea, unpalatable to many of us small-minded, provincial types, of taking domestic league matches abroad — remains strong.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
What far fewer people understand is how Trump’s crypto ventures are structured on a corporate level.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
The department is also active in structuring production companies and establishing domestic and international distribution ventures.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Keep in mind, once Mercury stations retrograde, clarity around love, children and creative ventures could force you to slow down.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Via his social media company and real estate ventures, the President is believed to be worth more than $7 billion, according to Forbes.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Heather is growing her beauty brand, Heather Rae Essentials, while Tarek is diving deeper into new real estate ventures.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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
Before too long, though, Sacrifice ventures off into much stranger, more sincere territory, becoming a drama that mulls over surrendering to a higher power.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 7 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ventures
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Superman proved to fire off the new DC under chiefs James Gunn and Peter Safran, while the original gambles that Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy have made at the larger Warner Bros Motion Picture Group with Sinners and F1, as well as new IP A Minecraft Movie, have been smashing successes.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
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As awards season progresses, the success or failure of these strategic gambles will likely influence how future romantic dramas approach their campaigns, potentially reshaping decades of precedent in favor of more aggressive positioning strategies.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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The organization warned Monday that the storm endangers communities already grappling with poverty, inequality, violence, and recent disasters—factors that could complicate recovery efforts.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Salmon Run, by Alejandra López, tells the story of a Puerto Rican mother working in a salmon-factory in urban Los Angeles whose friend disappears, and her hunt for answers leads her into a corruption that endangers many lives.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
23 Oct. 2025
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Anyone who uses them against federal agents risks arrest, imprisonment, and life-threatening injuries.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Kenna risks heartbreak and, ultimately, the hope for a second chance.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Back in November 2023, the Oscar winner chatted with Kylie Jenner for Interview magazine and denied cosmetic enhancement speculations by crediting her makeup artist for his optical illusion glam.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Often expressed in metaphor, geomyths preserve natural knowledge, understanding, and speculations about how landscapes were formed, as well as memories of catastrophes and their impact on human communities.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The ability to make fake nude images from a simple photo threatens anyone with an online presence.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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However, access remains in short supply, and San Diego families face a critical crisis that threatens both economic mobilityand child development.—
Dawn Giangiulio,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And the Coleman Sundome Camping Tent, now $62, makes weekend getaways or multi-night adventures a breeze, giving you a cozy, reliable base no matter where your trip takes you.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Oct. 2025
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As an avid aurora hunter and astrophotographer, Stephanie builds her travels around after-dusk adventures.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside,
6 Oct. 2025
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By 2027, about 50% of enterprises are expected to deploy AI agents, and a McKinsey report forecasts that by 2030, as much as 30% of all work could be carried out by AI agents.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Small and medium-sized enterprises also shrank by about 71,000, or 14 percent, though most of that loss was recouped within five years.—
Ugo Troiano,
Oc Register,
25 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Ventures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ventures. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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