ANOINTMENTS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

anointments

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plural of anointment

as in investments

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Noun

Todd said clients that had planned capital investments nixed projects because of the escalating tariff threats and the prospect that the value of those investments would be hollowed out by new tariff burdens.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
In regulatory filings, DTE officials said the company needed to increase natural gas rates to recover costs related to infrastructure investments and maintain current service reliability.

— Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of investments

Noun

Virginia Sin’s ceramic Olo hooks look much more like miniature art installations, but don’t be afraid to put them to work.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2026
Krohn had come to New York in the 1970s from Portland, Oregon, and got work building installations for Soho galleries including Sperone and Marian Goodman.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of installations

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Mandia was awarded 4,086 shares of common stock as part of his appointment, which will vest in three equal annual installments beginning November 15, 2027, the filing states.

— Annie Palmer, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Hishow is also stepping into genre films by releasing all four installments in the Spanish zombie horror franchise Rec, co-directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of installments

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At least ten states did not send official delegations, citing the cost of participation, scheduling issues, or the partisan tenor of the event.

— Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
After receiving a doctorate at the University of Kent in England, Araghchi joined the Iranian Foreign Ministry, and over the past 20 years has been a member of Iranian delegations on nuclear issues.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of delegations

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The vote comes as data centers have become one of the most heated issues in the 2026 midterm elections.

— Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2026
But after a 2019 protest movement rocked the city, authorities reduced public choice in elections and prosecuted leaders of news outlets known for their critical reports of the government.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of elections

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The outlet pointed out that only the king, as well as Anne and William, conduct investitures, many of which take place at Windsor Castle.

— Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
The castle’s Waterloo Chamber, a magnificently opulent space that today is most commonly used for investitures but previously hosted theatrical and pantomime productions under Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Victoria, was transformed into a screening room for the occasion.

— Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026

Definition of investitures

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Testing a dissenting hypothesis often required weeks of alignment meetings, internal authorizations and grueling pilot programs.

— Fabio Moioli, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Several California universities have paused international students’ applications to pursue off-campus internships after the federal government issued guidance last month urging enhanced scrutiny of these work authorizations.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026

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