1
as in empowered
to give official or legal power to
"By the power vested in me by the state," intoned the minister, "I now pronounce that you are married"
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as in handed
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
vested the power to access their retirement accounts with their attorney
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as in granted
to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly
the U.S. Constitution vests the power to declare war with Congress
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Recent Examples of vested
Kiri Masters, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Broncos released him Tuesday, leaving him free to sign with any other team as a vested veteran who is not subject to waivers.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Its day-to-day management is vested in other hands.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
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Unlike retailers who grade their own homework or ad tech companies with vested interests, Circana claims a neutral position.
—Kiri Masters, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Broncos released him Tuesday, leaving him free to sign with any other team as a vested veteran who is not subject to waivers.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Prior Plan Tesla investors in 2018 voted to award Musk a package of stock options that vested upon meeting certain milestones widely viewed at the time as moonshots.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Its day-to-day management is vested in other hands.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vested
Verb
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This support has not only provided a safety net but also empowered them to take on more.—
Essence,
Essence,
19 Sep. 2025
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Some days are harder than others, but Gillian feels empowered to continue sharing her journey and giving back to the cancer community.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Airline staff detained and handed him over to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), who escorted him to Terminal 3 for questioning.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Sep. 2025
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Yet the majority, stay order by stay order, has handed full control of all those agencies to the President.—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
23 Sep. 2025
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Both were granted anonymity to discuss a meeting that has not been announced.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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Post-extension-signing, a seven-victory season granted a yearly raise of $250,000, eight victories a $500,000 raise, and nine a $750,000, non-cumulative.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
28 Sep. 2025
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The move is enabled by the expansion of Florida’s Schools of Hope law, which allows approved charter school operators co-locate or have full access to underused, vacant or surplus district facilities in the attendance zone or within five miles of a persistently low-performing school.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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These vast resources of corvée labor and raw materials also enabled powerful rulers to secure their place in the afterlife.—
Vanessa Taylor,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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With an injection of the Pfizer vaccine Abrysvo at 32 to 36 weeks of gestation, a pregnant person develops antibodies against RSV that are conferred to the fetus through the placenta, giving babies crucial protection that lasts for the first six to nine months of life.—
Mark Kreidler,
Scientific American,
23 Sep. 2025
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The degrees will be conferred May 9, 2026, Arnn said.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Christian has relied on Medicaid to pay for the home health nurses and caregivers to maneuver the device to get from the bed to his wheelchair, showered, clothed and fed.—
Beth Warren,
Nashville Tennessean,
19 Aug. 2025
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The rules authorized in 2023 granted special permission to PAMM and the nearby Arsht Center performance hall to build digital billboards more than twice as large as what’s allowed elsewhere in the city.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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Over the weekend, his Foxy friend Pete Hegseth announced a new policy that requires journalists with Pentagon press credentials to sign a pledge, promising not to report information that hasn't been explicitly authorized for release — that includes unclassified information.—
Charmaine Patterson,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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Ultra-creamy varieties like triple-crème or goat cheese can be stored in their original packaging or transferred to cheese paper, wax paper, or parchment paper, with a damp paper towel at the bottom to help retain freshness.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
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Authorities said the suspect will be transferred to the Southport Police Department for questioning, with assistance from the State Bureau of Investigation.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Vested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vested. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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