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as in to suffuse
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle
invested the film with his own enthusiasm for the wonders of flight
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2
as in to gift
to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute
a woman invested with the strong desire to make the world a better place
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as in to enable
to give official or legal power to
invested him with power of attorney
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as in to clothe
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
a fashion designer who has invested a number of the winners of the best actress award
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as in to induct
to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies
the beloved actor was finally invested as a knight by the queen
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as in to besiege
to surround (as a fortified place) with armed forces for the purpose of capturing or preventing commerce and communication
the city was mercilessly invested for an entire year, but never fell
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as in to wrap
to surround or cover closely
nightfall invested the land
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Recent Examples of invest
Wendell said his company decided to invest more in the city after getting reassurances from city leaders.
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Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
The first Scottish club to be bought by Americans were Dundee, back in 2013, when Texan duo Tim Keyes and John Nelms invested £650,000 to assume majority control.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 31 May 2025
The Dodgers have invested heavily in a roster that includes three MVPs—Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 30 May 2025
The headlines may be grim, but history is generous to those who stay invested.
—John Buckingham, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
The first Scottish club to be bought by Americans were Dundee, back in 2013, when Texan duo Tim Keyes and John Nelms invested £650,000 to assume majority control.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 31 May 2025
The Dodgers have invested heavily in a roster that includes three MVPs—Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 30 May 2025
The headlines may be grim, but history is generous to those who stay invested.
—John Buckingham, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invest
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His work is suffused with such affection for the edge places where Europe bleeds into its others—Venice, Trieste, Alexandria, Algiers—that the continent becomes all edge.—
Nicholas Dames,
Harpers Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
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Kaunas: Where the Grand Duchy Endures As the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania — one of Europe’s largest and most powerful nations during the Late Middle Ages and early Renaissance — Kaunas is suffused with history.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The show featured celebrities — including James Marsden, Octavia Spencer and Mary J. Blige — fixing up old cars and gifting them to important people in their lives.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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According to a press release, Biel worked with childhood friend Jesse Katz to gift Justin and Rose Biel a one-of-a-kind barrel of custom wine.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
30 May 2025
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Centralized registries could enable real-time tracking of donors.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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The access also frequently gives the hackers the ability to move throughout a customer’s network, enabling attacks on other cloud services and internal corporate networks.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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Soaring ceilings, dual closets, and a bathroom clad on its walls, floor, and counters with Aglo Ceppo stone are highlights of the primary suite.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
2 June 2025
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Ousmane Toure, clad in a PSG home shirt and accompanied by his girlfriend, Angeline, had watched the match along with 45,000 fellow fans on the big screens at the Parc des Princes, PSG’s home stadium, the night before.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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Avnet, who in 2017 was named Manager of the Year by Pollstar and inducted into the Personal Managers Hall of Fame, never signed a contract with any of his artists.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2025
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Time magazine recognized her as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, and she was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
28 May 2025
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Imagine an aircraft carrier group besieged by a thousand drones in the Persian Gulf or Arabian Sea.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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Cable news is besieged on one side by changing user behavior and on the other by unforgiving economics — one eroding attention, the other bleeding resources.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Phineas and Ferb is officially returning to the Disney Channel after wrapping its fourth season in 2015.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
7 June 2025
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The decision comes shortly after the two shows wrapped their 2024-25 seasons: Alert aired its last episode on May 27, and The Cleaning Lady finished up on June 3.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2025
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Every release has its own unique backstory, which infuses personality into the characters and helps collectors connect and engage with them on a deeper level.—
Chelsea Tobin,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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But the game is changed when the wunderkind Founder and CEO of Prodigy Corporation unlocks a new technological advancement: hybrids (humanoid robots infused with human consciousness).—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
5 June 2025
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“Invest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invest. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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