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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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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
However, unlike contributions in a college savings 529 plan, contributions to a prepaid plan are not invested.
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Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
Alcon has to invest $186 millon in the project by the end of 2028 — $68 million in construction costs, and $118 million in equipment, according to the presentation.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
The couple’s bold design choice comes as Americans are investing more than ever in their homes.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
South Korea has invested nearly $6 billion in Tennessee, creating thousands of jobs, primarily in the electric vehicle and auto supply industries.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
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Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
Alcon has to invest $186 millon in the project by the end of 2028 — $68 million in construction costs, and $118 million in equipment, according to the presentation.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
The couple’s bold design choice comes as Americans are investing more than ever in their homes.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
South Korea has invested nearly $6 billion in Tennessee, creating thousands of jobs, primarily in the electric vehicle and auto supply industries.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invest
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The film certainly steers clear of Emmerichian overdrive, but it is suffused with hopelessness — on both an intimate and an epic scale.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
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But the hot gas that suffused the space between the galaxies in each cluster would have crashed head-on.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
11 Sep. 2025
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This all starts when Adriana shows up at her mortal enemy, Marysol’s, house because Marysol is hosting a gifting suite that also doubles as a holiday party.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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No Twitch account to even try to gift him or the chat!—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Promotion enabled Villa to access greater funds in the top flight, backed by owners Nassef Sawiris and Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Wes Edens, who took full control the year Villa won promotion.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The maps of those three little museums have been superimposed on each other, enabling visitors to enter the three ghost spaces simultaneously, crossing layer after layer of cultural history, with the various walls and plans collapsing into one another.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Authorities said the arson suspect was, as captured on video at the time, clad in a gray hoodie and gray sweatpants walking on church grounds.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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After paying a three-euro (about $3) gate fee at the park’s entrance, visitors then face another 10-minute ride further into the pine and gorse-clad hills along a switchback road that reaches about 1,000 meters above sea level.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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Neither has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame despite decades of eligibility and a cosmic consensus of their greatness.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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In 2021, she was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, joining her father, Muhammad Ali, as part of the sport’s most prestigious lineage.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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Through the first-person narration of his protagonist, Nicholas, a teenager suddenly besieged by anxiety, Clune conveys with uncanny vividness what a panic attack feels like.—
Scott Stossel,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
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Israel tried to take over Gaza City before in this war, besieging it and launching raids in its streets, but tens of thousands of people remained.—
Aya Batrawy,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
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The 30th Busan International Film Festival wrapped its 10-day run Friday with the closing ceremony at the Busan Cinema Center, marking a milestone year that introduced the inaugural Busan Award competition section alongside traditional honors.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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Sadly, shortly after season 1 wrapped, Andy was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Dove knows a thing or two about infusing yummy aromas into moisturizing products.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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The bond is infused with biotin to nourish while gripping lash clusters securely, and the seal is enriched with vitamin E to eliminate tacky residue and keep everything looking seamless.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Invest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invest. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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