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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
Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
This wasn’t expected to be of scientific interest, but nature had other plans.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
Fiction Non Fiction
august 21, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
As a scientist interested in consciousness, most of my previous research has focused on understanding how psychedelics act on the human brain.
—Christopher Timmermann, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
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Noun
These will hold a particular interest for the Bloomsbury enthusiast because the majority of them are previously unpublished (an impressive feat, given how often the various archives have been plundered by other biographers).
—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
This wasn’t expected to be of scientific interest, but nature had other plans.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
That kind of book never really interested me as a reader either.
—Fiction Non Fiction
august 21, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
As a scientist interested in consciousness, most of my previous research has focused on understanding how psychedelics act on the human brain.
—Christopher Timmermann, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for interest
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interest
Noun
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In this 2024 summer blockbuster, Miami's favorite bantering detectives go on a high-stakes mission to clear their late captain's name after he's wrongfully tied to a drug conspiracy.—
Emy LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Staveley, 52, played a key role in orchestrating the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund’s (PIF) purchase of an 80 per cent stake in Newcastle for £300million (now $405m) in 2021, helping bring to an end Mike Ashley’s 14-year ownership of the club.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Efforts to reduce spending in other areas have fallen flat, with a number of Labour Party lawmakers opposing cuts to welfare spending and winter fuel payments for pensioners.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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What To Know According to a 2024 National Bureau of Economic Research paper, eliminating de minimis could reduce consumer welfare by up to $13 billion each year, with lower-income households feeling the greatest impact.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That means designating the Chinese logistics firms moving dual-use goods into Russia.—
Brett Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Bill Gates' venture capital firm, Gates Frontier, was also an investor in the nuclear fusion startup's Series B2 round.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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Our health policies are guided by evidence, common sense, and respect for individual rights—not ideological agendas or special interests.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Americans for Prosperity ― Ogles' former employer and that of many of his congressional staff ― is a political special interest group that advocates for limited government, free markets and fiscal restraint.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
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At the very least, the prospect of doing more with younger Ed and Lorraine intrigues the performers.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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There’s something about childhood and adolescence — and the wounds that form during those years, which in some way stay with us for life — that really intrigues me.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Burberry's share price has fallen sharply over recent years, declining almost 80% from April 2023 to September 2024, as waning sales and a slew of management changes exacerbated a wider luxury downturn.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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Disney obtains a share of YouTube’s ad revenue on its videos, and also sells advertising directly.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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An upstairs gallery features goods from regional artisans, and every Saturday night, the store turns into a music venue with a live bluegrass show that’s broadcast all over the world.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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Less than a dollar separated the cost of a store-brand basket of goods at Walmart and Meijer.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The logo of German car maker Mercedes-Benz is seen as a person stands in front of the company’s booth before the opening of the International Motor Show IAA on September 7, 2025, in Munich, southern Germany.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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Metra trains serve six counties in the Chicago area, according to the company's website.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interest. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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