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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
Andrew R. Chow, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
According to league roster rules, if a vested veteran is on a team’s active roster Week 1, their salary for the year is fully guaranteed.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 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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As power players become more entrenched with their own priorities and vested interests, policy disagreements will likely deepen.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
According to league roster rules, if a vested veteran is on a team’s active roster Week 1, their salary for the year is fully guaranteed.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 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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By valuing each client’s narrative, the firm transforms representation into a partnership, ensuring individuals feel informed and empowered throughout.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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During that period, the most significant reform related to drug pricing came in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which empowered Medicare to haggle prices with drug companies.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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Hanke relates that it was riddled with loopholes that handed the Banco Central de la República Argentina discretionary monetary powers.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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During the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Nathan McSweeney was handed his first Baggy Green and sent out to face Jasprit Bumrah and the rest of India’s attack.—
Sam Dalling,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Smoke had been sent to prison for life without parole, but an appellate court had recently granted him a new trial.—
Joe Garcia,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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The judge granted voluntary departure.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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In 2017, the angels (who requested anonymity) attracted other donors, which enabled the school to finally return employees to normal salaries, cover tuition for needy students, acquire improvements, such as technology for students and teachers, and offer new courses, including art and music.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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The flow of the past two games has enabled the Giants to ease McAtamney in without exposing him to any high-leverage kicks.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Oxford conferred an honorary doctorate on Franklin in 1762 for his electrical discoveries.—
Stacy Schiff,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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Sanchez and Officer Matt Levasseur approached the emergency room entrance, conferred briefly with a security guard and then vanished through the door.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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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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Trump officials have repeatedly cast public schools as dangerous even as the agency canceled about $1 billion in training grants for more school mental health professionals — money that had been authorized by Congress to help prevent school shootings.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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The allegation is that Comey authorized Richman to speak to the press anonymously, contradicting his testimony.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
8 Oct. 2025
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After six months in the Hole, I was transferred to High Desert State Prison.—
Joe Garcia,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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On Agatha All Along, Joe Locke (Heartstopper) portrayed older Billy Maximoff, whose spirit was transferred to the body of teenager Billy Kaplan after Wanda's hex hijinks dispersed.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Vested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vested. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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