as in venture
a risky undertaking
it's a gamble, but I'm willing to take the risk
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Recent Examples of gamble
Marcos Hassan, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2024
Rethinking Cultural Relevance: Wicked’s Over-the-Top Strategy Over-the-top marketing used to be a gamble, but Barbie and Wicked prove that bold strategies can pay off big.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 19 Nov. 2024
Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
These financial firms were inherently gambling with people’s money.
—Omaid Homayun, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Noun
While the release of La Nube En El Jardín is a gamble, Maverick is no longer feeling the pressure to follow-up his past success.
—Marcos Hassan, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2024
Rethinking Cultural Relevance: Wicked’s Over-the-Top Strategy Over-the-top marketing used to be a gamble, but Barbie and Wicked prove that bold strategies can pay off big.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 19 Nov. 2024
Verb
The company gambled big-time by splitting the play into two movies.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
These financial firms were inherently gambling with people’s money.
—Omaid Homayun, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gamble
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The big picture: In a constrained venture market for growth-stage startups, debt offers an attractive option for profitable companies.Ryan Lawler, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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Elysian’s model follows the wider tech trend of venture studios, which spin up companies from scratch rather than attracting existing outfits.Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Bookie returns to Max December 12 with a familiar face and the appearance of two TV comedy vets who were recruited to help spice up the action around the sports betting world.Lynette Rice, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
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Predictive betting website Polymarket is offering odds on the future of homicide suspect Luigi Mangione.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Regardless of how the rest of the rotation shapes up, Snitker likes the Braves’ chances with a returning trio of Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale, Reynaldo López, and Spencer Schwellenbach, who was a revelation as a rookie in 2024.David O'Brien, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Experts have decades' worth of data, which can be used to calculate each state's chances of seeing snow.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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The sightings have put intense pressure on federal agencies to provide more information about the sightings.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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The idea morphed into a bowl design that puts more of the 67.500 fans in the lower bowl than any other stadium in the league, also with the smallest upper deck in the NFL, says Evans, the designer of both SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, and U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Since that selloff was mainly driven by speculation about a recession that never happened, the 2024 bounce makes sense.Michael Foster, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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There was speculation that Moss was experiencing a health trial after viewers noticed his eyes appeared yellow on a broadcast.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Smith wagered his hair on it, making a bet with three cadets over the winner with the losing side having to shave their head.Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 14 Dec. 2024
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There were 12- and 13-year-olds competing in the Summer Games and people could wager on those events.Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Gamble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gamble. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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