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as in platform
a place or opportunity for communicating ideas and information a cable show might be the perfect venue for your opinions about local politics

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as in location
the area or space occupied by or intended for something the historic library is a perfect venue for the series of poetry readings

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Recent Examples of venue The highlight of the venue is its dramatic restaurant, defined by curved ceilings and expansive floor-to-ceiling windows that frame sweeping views of the surrounding landscape. New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025 Cote’s West Coast venue, which follows locations in New York City and Miami, is something of a homecoming for the restaurateur, who started his culinary career while a student at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025 Ballet productions will pay tribute to The San Diego Museum of Art’s 100-year birthday at a variety of venues. Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025 Around the same time, two gay entrepreneurs, Seymour and Shelley, purchased a failing venue called the Sanctuary, which had formerly been a church in Hell’s Kitchen. Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for venue
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Noun
  • These complexities have come at the expense of the consumer, who now pays an average of $88 per month to watch sports on streaming platforms versus $64 per month for those not watching sports, according to tech research firm InterDigital.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The bridge incorporates five viewing platforms fused with a curved structure, so pedestrians can pause and enjoy the scenic and panoramic view of the Singapore skyline.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
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  • The company also prefers to return to locations year after year, so customers know where to find them, Simonson said.
    Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The Institute will focus on advocating for the island’s screen sector on the international stage, offering production support, location coordination, and financial assistance.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Covid-19 pandemic meant that the research was slow to get off the ground and, more crucially, informal conversations Adamala had with colleagues in other fields, at conferences and other forums, began to sow alarm.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Most protests occur in traditional public forums, which includes locations like public parks, public sidewalks and areas usually open for expressive activity.
    Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • Trump also revoked Bolton's security detail, which was in place because of threats from Iran.
    NPR, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
  • How does a company become—and stay—a great place to work?
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • The Miami site is currently used as an employee parking lot for Miami Dade College's Wolfson Campus and is adjacent to the historic Freedom Tower, which served as a resource center for hundreds of thousands of Cubans who fled communism in the 1960s and 1970s and sought asylum in the United States.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The collection prelaunched with a dedicated pop-up at Tokyo’s department store Isetan Shinjuku and rolls out internationally starting Thursday at the brand’s flagships, retail partners and on the brand’s e-commerce site.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Venue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venue. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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