Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invest (in)
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Pollard was promoted to be executive vice president in 1980 and then president and chief operating officer in 1981 before he was named ServiceMaster’s CEO in 1983, succeeding Wessner.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2025 -
Drink Plenty of Water Drinking water may promote weight loss, but more research is needed.—
Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
6 June 2025
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However, Towns stood his ground, and Indiana failed to capitalize.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
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The Red Sox had a golden opportunity to extend that lead further in the fourth but couldn’t capitalize.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
20 May 2025
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Wolek also sponsors a sister obstacle course event, held in remembrance of 9/11, which is scheduled this year at the Indiana Dunes National Park on Sept. 14.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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Last year, in late October, Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, sponsored an international conference in Paris to support Lebanon.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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The changes to Collins’ show aren’t the most surprising the network has ever tested — does anyone recall the quiz shows backed by previous CNN chief Jeff Zucker?—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
27 May 2025
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Baking Soda Myths to Skip Although baking soda has a lot of uses, there are a few myths about baking soda that aren't backed by any scientific evidence and can actually cause damage to your garden.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 May 2025
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The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s emergency request to revoke former President Biden’s parole program that extended legal protections to hundreds of thousands of migrants from four Latin American countries.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
30 May 2025
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The judge granted the request, immediately revoking Jerez-Robles' legal status.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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The initial contract was awarded at $2.89 billion, though various modifications have greatly increase that number, such as an additional $1.15 billion in 2022.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded in part to Deepmind’s Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for the development of AlphaFold–an AI model that predicts the structure of proteins, the complex chemicals essential to making our bodies work.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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More than a dozen San Diego County residents are being accused of contributing to the damage from last year’s flooding — most of them by the city of San Diego, and now another two by an East County school district.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2025
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Former Chiefs quarterback Trent Green’s name also popped up on the video board listing the names of those who contributed to the hospital.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2025
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For more on Taylor Jenkins Reid, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday, or subscribe here.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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His mother, Betty Jo, subscribed for the recipes, and good eats were a staple of family gatherings.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
15 May 2025
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“Invest (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invest%20%28in%29. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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