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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 Redditor figured that changing domestic flight plans would be much easier and less expensive than losing a venue deposit and having to re-plan a wedding. Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025 The venue is Prior Lake High School, and Minnetonka is the defending champion. Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 Quartets will come to public and private venues, ranging from restaurants to senior living communities and sing two romantic songs. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025 Goldberg said the decision to switch venues again was prompted in part by Sacramento’s scorching summer weather. Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for venue 
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Noun
  • The second concern is that Musk has talked about wanting his X company to be a commerce and payments platform, and his access to CFPB's records would provide him a competitive advantage.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Feb. 2025
  • On the platform side, Taobao has returned to the Spring Festival Gala with a $343.9 million red packet campaign, becoming the exclusive e-commerce interaction platform for the Year of the Snake’s gala, with users able to receive up to $260.
    Li Jun, WWD, 9 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Known for pink sand and warm, crystal-clear waters, this spot on the island’s southwest coast is a prime location in May and September when visitors will have more peace and quiet before and after the peak summer crowds.
    Marnie Hunter, CNN, 18 Feb. 2025
  • The Austrian location was selected through public online voting.
    Annika Pham, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • On forums, some Disneygoers wonder if the club is a cabal.
    Justine Harman, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
  • The forum, hosted by the Naperville Environment and Sustainability Task Force (NEST), was held at First Congregational Church.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • A day later, in the early hours of Christmas morning, there was another message from the same place.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The women alleged the department’s lack of sanitary pumping places caused several of them to develop mastitis, an inflammation of breast tissue that sometimes involves an infection.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Tidal and Qobuz trumpet their hi-fi offerings; YouTube Music infuses its catalog with the output of the world’s largest video site; Apple Music offers a karaoke mode.
    Brad Shoup, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Controllers at virtually all larger FAA sites, including Air Route Traffic Control Centers and Terminal Radar Approach Control Facilities, have six-day work weeks based on actual facility staffing levels compared to volume and complexity, the controller said.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025

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“Venue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venue. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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