as in gamble
a risky undertaking
their latest business venture failed big-time
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as in to endanger
to place in danger
don't venture more money than you can afford to lose
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as in to risk
to take a chance on
ventured to speak plainly at the meeting
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Recent Examples of venture
Bobby Allyn, NPR, 19 Nov. 2024
Shares of Rivian jumped over 15% on Wednesday after the electric vehicle maker announced a $5.8 billion investment from German automaker Volkswagen as part of their joint venture.
—Zaheer Kachwala, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2024
Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 31 Oct. 2024
The state has been a bastion of anti-Trump sentiment ever since the bombastic billionaire real estate tycoon first ventured into politics nearly a decade ago.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Dorsey, has since cut ties with Bluesky and left its board, saying in an interview with venture capitalist Mike Solana that its speech rules were against his original vision of a site in which content is not policed in any way by moderators.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 19 Nov. 2024
Shares of Rivian jumped over 15% on Wednesday after the electric vehicle maker announced a $5.8 billion investment from German automaker Volkswagen as part of their joint venture.
—Zaheer Kachwala, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2024
Verb
In January, the designer revealed plans to venture into denim, which Postman said is expected to have more than $10 million in sales next year.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 31 Oct. 2024
The state has been a bastion of anti-Trump sentiment ever since the bombastic billionaire real estate tycoon first ventured into politics nearly a decade ago.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for venture
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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
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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
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He also is charged with one count of endangering the welfare of a minor in the second degree, a misdemeanor.Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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The spike in homophobia and homophobic violence has led Ivorian gay communities and human rights groups to express concerns that the hostility could endanger the country's reputation for comparative tolerance.Tess Foley-Cox, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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Each risked their safety, but also signaled to each other how popular the movement was.Jamil Zaki, TIME, 23 Nov. 2024
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But having proved himself in this very British subgenre, as in so many other types of roles, Kinnear does risk the danger, as Sewell, Strong and others have faced, of being typecast.Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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While the clearest above-water path for the report’s release is by agreeing to a majority vote by the Ethics Committee, there is also speculation that any single member could offer a privileged resolution on the House floor to force an up-or-down vote on its disclosure.John Parkinson, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Conspiracy theories and speculation swirled on social media.Eric Larsen, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Nov. 2024
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China’s influence in the world and in Latin America, which Rubio has been talking about for years, continues to threaten U.S. interests and there’s fear the Chinese could try to invade Taiwan.Miami Herald Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
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Trump has also gone so far as to threaten unilateral U.S. military action to stop the arrival of fentanyl from Mexico, where the opioid is made by crime groups using chemicals imported from Asia.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Shaffer regularly heads out into the desert with her family for camping and off-roading trips, while Lando spends a lot of time adventuring with different groups on different terrains, testing the limits of what her Subaru can do.Kristin Shaw, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Teens can play everything from sports games to adventure.Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Temperatures are expected to drop into the mid-40s Wednesday night as a 90% chance of rain set in overnight into Thursday morning.Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, a court in China sentenced Sun to death in 2022 for taking bribes, with the chance that the sentence be reduced to life in prison without parole.Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Venture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venture. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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