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pet project

NOUN

enterprise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

activity business company firm operation program project trade venture

STRONG

action affair attempt baby bag ballgame bit campaign cause concern crusade deal deed do effort endeavor engagement essay establishment game happening hazard house move outfit performance plan plunge proposition purpose pursuit risk scheme speculation stake striving stunt task thing try work

WEAK

big idea biggie

Antonyms

STRONG

pastime

WEAK

unemployment

NOUN

venture

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deal endeavor enterprise experiment investment project undertaking

STRONG

adventure baby chance essay exploit feat hazard header jeopardy peril proposition pursuit risk setup shot spec speculation stab stake test thing trial wager

Antonyms

STRONGEST

idleness

STRONG

assurance certainty fact inaction protection reality safety surety

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pet project

The White House has made fixing the chip maker its pet project, Robbie Whelan reports, and now the effort is beginning to pay off.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

Our club should not be guinea pigs for their pet project.

From BBC ● May 14, 2026

They’re people with enough money to buy a company outright just because they want a pet project.

From Salon ● May 6, 2026

Maya, his second wife, watches as he gambles his reputation to work on the pet project — time travel — of an eccentric billionaire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2025

That is one pet project of the Reverend’s: getting other Baptists to swallow the Apocrypha.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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