1
as in company
a commercial or industrial activity or organization
the booming economy witnessed the launch of many small enterprises
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2
as in ambition
readiness to engage in daring or difficult activity
the enterprise shown by the early developers and promoters of personal computers
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as in venture
a risky undertaking
the general viewed the proposed invasion as a military enterprise that offered no easy way out
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Recent Examples of enterprise
Certainly, Kirk and Buckley, for instance, had different roles in this broad enterprise, and Buckley was a witty, entertaining public presence, but that doesn’t in any way suggest a lack of depth or seriousness of purpose.
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The Editors, National Review, 2 June 2025
But, if things go as Zheng plans, the café could one day be ground zero of a sprawling matcha enterprise.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 31 May 2025
This shows a criminal enterprise with Combs in control.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
Phoenician Scheme stars del Toro as fictional industrialist Zsa-zsa Korda, who embarks on a new enterprise with his daughter Liesl (Mia Threapleton) and tutor Bjørn (Cera).
—Mekishana Pierre Updated, EW.com, 30 May 2025
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The Editors, National Review, 2 June 2025
But, if things go as Zheng plans, the café could one day be ground zero of a sprawling matcha enterprise.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 31 May 2025
This shows a criminal enterprise with Combs in control.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
Phoenician Scheme stars del Toro as fictional industrialist Zsa-zsa Korda, who embarks on a new enterprise with his daughter Liesl (Mia Threapleton) and tutor Bjørn (Cera).
—Mekishana Pierre Updated, EW.com, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enterprise
Noun
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In the earnings call earlier this month, Zimmerman said the company was going through a corporate restructuring and had eliminated multiple senior executive positions.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2025
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Cruise ships Many cruise companies have their own meteorologists and regularly advise passengers on board of weather conditions.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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That evolution mirrors trends seen in other fragile states where the rule of law has eroded — but with one key difference: Venezuela’s criminal strategy is explicitly transnational, with ambitions that extend far beyond its borders.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2025
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Recently relocating from London to Lisbon, the company has said Puro-Steele’s remit will be to oversee the agency’s strategic growth ambitions, particularly its goal of elevating Portuguese and Iberian Peninsula talent on the global stage.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
28 May 2025
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Slated for release in theaters on October 17, Good Fortune introduces Reeves as Gabriel, a well-meaning but rather inept angel who decides to intervene in the lives of a struggling gig worker (Ansari) and a wealthy venture capitalist (Rogen).—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
28 May 2025
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In a venture landscape where investors are chasing AI, Raanan continues to bet on winning security upstarts.—
TrueBridge Capital,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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If your firm is pivoting direction—whether in products, markets or partnerships—don’t assume stakeholders will follow just because the logic is sound.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Navarro has also reportedly advised Rubio on real estate transactions, and his firm loaned Rubio $850,000 in January 2021, with Navarro serving as the witness for the loan agreement.—
David Catanese,
Arkansas Online,
25 May 2025
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As with previous cases challenging Trump's far-reaching executive actions and initiatives, the case raised further questions over whether the administration is defying court orders.—
Andrew Chung,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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The latter is a reference to a global initiative launched by Republican President George W. Bush in 2003 that is credited to date with saving 26 million lives of people living with AIDS and and allowing nearly 8 million babies to be born with HIV infection.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
28 May 2025
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The gamble on Cava is Shaich’s most lucrative to date.—
Jemima McEvoy,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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In Pascal’s case, the Emmy campaign represents either an audacious strategy or a significant gamble.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
28 May 2025
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At night, for example, when the house is silent and your work is done.—
Ann Goldstein,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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For the last five years, Michaels has traveled all over the East Coast of the United States meeting at people’s houses to rehabilitate dogs.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
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His college admissions have been the subject of speculation since the Trump administration's Tuesday, May 27, decision to slash all remaining federal funding to the Ivy League institution.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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But the appeals court, Alito said, deferred to school officials’ speculation about the effects of the T-shirt, even though there were no actual disruptions, and accepted the administrator’s conclusion that the shirt’s messaged demeaned others’ personal identity.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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“Enterprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enterprise. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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