VENTURED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

ventured

verb

past tense of venture

as in endangered

to place in danger don't venture more money than you can afford to lose

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as in risked

to take a chance on ventured to speak plainly at the meeting

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Recent Examples of ventured As the unique brand of baseball entertainment known as Banana Ball expanded into a six-team league, the tours have grown in size and scope but never actually ventured out of the United States. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 But Blue Nile has since ventured into the real world, too, with showrooms across the country. — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026 Beyond his community work, Wells ventured into entrepreneurship, opening Winning And Won Turkey Legs. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 The company had ventured down this outlying road before—with the LM002, known as the Rambo Lambo. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026 Prada Group chairman Patrizio Bertelli ventured into sailing and the America’s Cup in 1997 and currently serves as president of Luna Rossa. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 Carson has also produced several translations of classical texts and ventured into other artforms, collaborating with visual artists, choreographers, opera and theater directors. — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 Meir took part in four spacewalks, while Adenot ventured outside three times for maintenance and upgrades to the 28-year-old outpost. — Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 This year marks the first time the event has ventured outside the capital. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026

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One key objection was the mature tone of the narrative, in which the child protagonist is directly confronted and endangered by the evils derived from fascist ideologies.

— Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Sources said a polygon had been established there to ensure no Israeli strikes or ground operations endangered the hostages.

— Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

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And conducting that work within Anthropic risked constraining White Circle from sharing it with the public.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
Attacks on Saudi Arabia risked derailing the market recovery, the IEA said in its report, with Saudi production increases in September driving OPEC+ supply gains that month.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

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