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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
At $1,000 per acre, Gerard would invest millions into turning his ground from soy to rice.
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Julia Rendleman, ProPublica, 5 Sep. 2025
The work is part of more than $100 million that Aug Prep's founders, the Ramirez family and their supporters, are investing to turn the former university into the new school.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Under Global Spectrum’s proposal, according to records provided by the city, the group would have received a 10-year management contract, with three options for renewal, and invested $10 million in the project.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Steve invested because Aspiration’s co-founders presented themselves as committed to doing right by their customers while protecting the environment.
—David Brandt, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
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Julia Rendleman, ProPublica, 5 Sep. 2025
The work is part of more than $100 million that Aug Prep's founders, the Ramirez family and their supporters, are investing to turn the former university into the new school.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Under Global Spectrum’s proposal, according to records provided by the city, the group would have received a 10-year management contract, with three options for renewal, and invested $10 million in the project.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Steve invested because Aspiration’s co-founders presented themselves as committed to doing right by their customers while protecting the environment.
—David Brandt, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invest
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Bridging animation and live action, daily life in New York and the complexities of being home in Casablanca, Bouchra is laced with pathos and familiarity, suffused with the political nuances of inhabiting multiple cultures.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
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Does that ideal suffuse your work?—
Sean Woods,
Rolling Stone,
5 Aug. 2025
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Over a year ago, the Biden administration gifted Intel $8 billion in CHIPS subsidies for plants in multiple states.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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During the Philadelphia stop of IShowSpeed‘s wild Speed Does America Livestream Tour, Meek Mill made waves by gifting the content creator with a dazzling Dreamchasers chain to induct the 20-year-old streamer into his iconic collective.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Though the bill is yet to be finalized, the orbital station is cast as the linchpin of sustainable exploration to enable longer stays, partner investment and cislunar monitoring.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The administration says that Venezuela’s government enables drug dealers and traffickers.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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The counterprotesters stationed themselves on the first floor in the center of the City Hall rotunda while the police union marched in circles above them around the second-floor atrium outside the mayor's office, clad in black MPA T-shirts.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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For starters, hundreds of fans clad in Chiefs gear and bearing signs greeted them with various degrees of giddiness as the team passed through customs late Wednesday night.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
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Martin, now 57, was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2020.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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And in October, the former offensive lineman will be inducted into the Bengals Ring of Honor with teammate Lemar Parrish.—
Beryl Love,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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And while politicians know that there are costs to besieging an independent central bank – financial markets may react negatively or inflation may flare up – short-term control of a powerful policy tool can prove irresistible.—
Ana Carolina Garriga,
The Conversation,
26 Aug. 2025
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Validated Insights To even the most casual observer, these must feel like belligerent times in higher education – surrounded by fires, besieged, and under crushing market pressures all at once.—
Derek Newton,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Drape them over a doorframe, wrap them around a banister, or weave them through a patio railing for an instant touch of autumn.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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To store fresh dill leaves, wrap the cut dill stems loosely in a damp paper towel and store it in a resealable bag in your refrigerator’s crisper drawer.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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The set-up could easily slip into grim melodrama, but Jackman infuses it with a pop-tastic fun.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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Best Memory Foam Mattress Zinus’s popular memory foam mattress has green tea extract infused into its top layer to maintain freshness.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Invest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invest. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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