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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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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
Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Ken Griffin, the billionaire transplant who has taken great interest in public education reform in Miami, pledged to give $50 million to Success Academy to support the work.
—Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Nicole Flattery, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
The fund also uses zero leverage—a nice extra margin of safety should interest rates unexpectedly rise.
—Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The conversation comes after fans saw Kody inform Robyn that another woman expressed interest in joining the polygamous family in the Sister Wives season 20 trailer, which was released in August.
—Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Ken Griffin, the billionaire transplant who has taken great interest in public education reform in Miami, pledged to give $50 million to Success Academy to support the work.
—Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
The travelers that interested her were not those seeking plain or ordinary pleasures but those chasing a profound personal cataclysm.
—Nicole Flattery, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
The fund also uses zero leverage—a nice extra margin of safety should interest rates unexpectedly rise.
—Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interest
Noun
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In a statement to the Washington Examiner, a spokesman for Harshbarger denied that her family has a stake in the pharmacy.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Sep. 2025
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Del Río reiterated, however, that having to play with such high stakes shouldn’t take precedence over legislation that protects Spanish IP.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That was when his vehicle was found along with a note that raised concerns for his welfare.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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Child welfare services substantiated the accusation.—
Katie Moore,
Kansas City Star,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Wolters Kluwer is a professional information, software and services firm.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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OpenAI's first Stargate development to come online — a data center in Texas that's stuffed to the brims with Oracle and Nvidia infrastructure — did so just as investors started questioning the sustainability of the artificial intelligence firm's trajectory.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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These reforms are essential to earning back the trust of working people, everyday people in our country, to know that the policy solutions that Congress is passing are done in their best interest only, not because of donors or special interests.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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In the best case, billions will be spent lining the pockets of special interests and consultants instead of helping everyday Californians.—
Janet Nguyen,
Oc Register,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Set in 1972, Collier, played by Reeve, becomes intrigued with a photo of McKenna, played by Seymour, hanging at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island during his stay there and travels back in time to meet McKenna.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Metz was nonetheless intrigued enough by the conversation to discuss it with her editor at Wired.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The tri-mode seeker shares targeting information among all three modes, enabling StormBreaker to engage fixed or moving targets at any time of day and in all weather conditions, according to Raytheon.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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An electronic board displays a share price of the Nikkei index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on March 4, 2024.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The White House did introduce additional 25% tariffs on all Indian imports in response to New Delhi's continued purchases of Russian oil and military goods.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
22 Sep. 2025
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Expect an all-day vibe, with Herman’s Coffee in the mornings and a bottle shop-market with housemade goods like the banana ketchup available for purchase.—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Sep. 2025
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The inquiry challenges the extent to which social media companies are responsible when users engage with and confess to violence online.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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The changes will affect tech companies that recruit foreign talent, and businesses have been warned of the unintended consequences of the new fees.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interest. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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