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as in stake
a legal right to participation in the advantages, profits, and responsibility of something
all of the workers at the food cooperative have an interest in it
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as in welfare
the state of doing well especially in relation to one's happiness or success
make no mistake: she's determined to act in her own interest in this business deal
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3
as in firm
a commercial or industrial activity or organization
a multinational corporation with interests on every continent
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as in special interest
a group of people with a common identifying interest that they seek to protect and promote
the contention that the nation's financial interests have too much power
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as in to intrigue
to hold the attention of
the book didn't interest me, so I ended up watching the parade of people on the sidewalk
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Recent Examples of interest
Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2025
It was also reported Tom Brady and Belichick shared somewhat of an interest, but nothing ever materialized.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Each commodity has unique benefits that may interest investors in different ways.
—Victor Rosario, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Without any changes in interest rates or refinancing, that could ultimately amount to the city paying more than $800 million; those make up the bulk of the agreement, with contingent payments also possible.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2025
It was also reported Tom Brady and Belichick shared somewhat of an interest, but nothing ever materialized.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
Research places that interest you and who lives there.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Each commodity has unique benefits that may interest investors in different ways.
—Victor Rosario, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interest
Noun
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Trump’s 53% ownership stake in the company, now in a trust controlled by his oldest son, Donald Trump Jr., rose by $415 million on the day.—
Time,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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By December 2023, the private equity firm had taken a majority stake in the British business and set an ambitious expansion plan; targeting 350 outlets by 2031.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Police were responding to the home after a request for a welfare check, WUSA 9 reported.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The money went to the Hope Florida Foundation, a nonprofit that was established by the state to help realize Casey DeSantis’ vision to reshape welfare.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The firm’s team includes analysts from leading tech private equity firms, engineers, operating partners – former technology CEOs and COOs.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2025
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Tech company executives, including Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerburg of Meta and Google CEO Sundar Pichai have been criticized for their firms' donations to Trumps inauguration fund and for taking meetings with Trump and his allies.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Of course, there will be legal challenges, particularly by special interest groups that would lose anticompetitive benefits.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Voters want a leader who's going to listen and going to stand up to the corporate special interests.—
Charlotte Alter,
Time,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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His true passion lies in connecting with global audiences, particularly those intrigued by the nuanced art of leading in times of crisis.—
Hilary Tetenbaum,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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But the character description intrigued Lee, a Korean-American actor, because the role was written as a character of Korean descent.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In January, the company scrapped a rights issue of shares, opting to borrow 450 billion won from Ryu to reduce its debt burden, which had ballooned to 1.5 times equity.—
Gloria Haraito,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Ludvig Aberg, a runner-up in his Masters debut a year ago, suddenly had a share of the lead when McIlroy fell apart on the middle of the back nine.—
Time,
Time,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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China has struck back with tit-for-tat tariff increases, including levies of up to 15% targeting select American goods and across-the-board tariffs of 125% in the latest retaliation last Friday.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2025
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As of Friday, the U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods sit at a 145 percent.—
Miranda Nazzaro,
The Hill,
13 Apr. 2025
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The company said a 20% U.S. tariff on imports from the European Union, which Mr. Trump announced on April 2 before pausing them, would require the company to hike prices by 10% beginning April 15.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Condé Nast is a global media company, home to iconic brands including Vogue, The New Yorker, GQ, Glamour, Architectural Digest, Vanity Fair and Wired, among many others.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interest. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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