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as in company
a commercial or industrial activity or organization
the booming economy witnessed the launch of many small enterprises
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as in ambition
readiness to engage in daring or difficult activity
the enterprise shown by the early developers and promoters of personal computers
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as in venture
a risky undertaking
the general viewed the proposed invasion as a military enterprise that offered no easy way out
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Recent Examples of enterprise
Anthropic may be more of an enterprise software company and OpenAI a hybrid enterprise-consumer company now, but even that could change.
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Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026
While incentives represent one of the largest commercial investments manufacturers make in this market, they are managed through a patchwork of enterprise software, spreadsheets, and manual reconciliation processes.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
OpenAI’s rich valuation, the company’s long way to profitability, and its aim at consumers rather than enterprises may lead some investors to sit out the IPO, The Information reported.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 29 Apr. 2026
Large enterprises that can amortize six-figure AI contracts across thousands of employees will barely notice the transition.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
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Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026
While incentives represent one of the largest commercial investments manufacturers make in this market, they are managed through a patchwork of enterprise software, spreadsheets, and manual reconciliation processes.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
OpenAI’s rich valuation, the company’s long way to profitability, and its aim at consumers rather than enterprises may lead some investors to sit out the IPO, The Information reported.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 29 Apr. 2026
Large enterprises that can amortize six-figure AI contracts across thousands of employees will barely notice the transition.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enterprise
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Charles was also greeted by Kimberley Harris, executive vice president of Comcast, the parent company of NBCUniversal, which owns NBC News.—
Emma Caughlan,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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This is a game every media company has to play.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has outlined ambitions to position Japan as a global leader in drone utilization.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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At the Capitol, protesters carried placards supporting Fair Districts Amendments, which voters approved in 2010, and denouncing the governor’s scheme as a bad faith gerrymandering scheme that only benefitted his and other Republican leaders’ ambitions.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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After stepping down from OpenAI's board in 2018 due to potential conflicts with Tesla, Musk launched his own AI venture, xAI.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2026
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Next up are due diligence calls with the angels and the venture capitalist.—
Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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China’s industrial firms ended the first quarter with faster growth in earnings, an acceleration that hid a widening split between companies under pressure from higher costs and others benefiting from rising oil prices and the global artificial intelligence boom.—
Bloomberg,
Bloomberg,
27 Apr. 2026
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In much the same way, the government could pass new laws regulating AI firms’ commercial activities.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Charles is expected to visit a grassroots community organization, Harlem Grown, which created a sustainable after-school urban farming initiative in an effort to combat food insecurity.—
Emma Caughlan,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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At Morgan Lewis, Rinehart will work closely with Colleen Nihill, the chief AI and knowledge management officer, to align on the firm’s data and AI initiatives.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps there could be some interest in taking a gamble on some high upside on Saturday.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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David Kuang, a 21-year-old Columbia University student, said the economics of dating can make every outing feel like a gamble.—
Charlotte Morabito,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2026
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How Washington behaves vis-à-vis those deposits influences the process and reconfigures the balance within the Shia house.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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That high mark owes much to the city’s Ribeira district, which is home to picturesque houses with red terracotta roofs clustered along the Douro River.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2026
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Rain chances increase this afternoon with a focus from midafternoon through a bit beyond sunset expected.—
Ian Livingston,
Washington Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Hachimura flew past the Houston post players for a last-chance offensive rebound and finished off a passing seminar for a second-chance basket to go with a two-possession lead in overtime.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Enterprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enterprise. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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