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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
But that potential depends on whether philanthropy is willing to invest differently.
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Marjorie Parker,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
No need to overspend, invest and overpromise just to feel more powerful.
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Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
To date, the Current has invested $350 million into the project exceeding $1 billion in cost along the riverfront.
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Pj Green
july 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2026
The accounts, which are set to launch on July 4, provide a tax-advantaged way for children under 18 to invest for long-term goals, namely retirement.
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Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
1 July 2026
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Marjorie Parker,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
No need to overspend, invest and overpromise just to feel more powerful.
—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
To date, the Current has invested $350 million into the project exceeding $1 billion in cost along the riverfront.
—
Pj Green
july 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2026
The accounts, which are set to launch on July 4, provide a tax-advantaged way for children under 18 to invest for long-term goals, namely retirement.
—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
1 July 2026
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The standout is a grand, otherworldly picture, devoid of human and animal life but suffused with strange light, and the majesty and menace of colossal ice in moving water.
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The experiment might sound sentimental, but Chakraborty, the production’s secret weapon, maintains a scientific restraint, albeit one suffused with maternal anguish.
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Goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu kept them in the game after, gifting Mexico — who were booed for a flat first half — the winner.
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White, 31, is also doing much more than just gifting cash.
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That political independence has enabled the Fed to make decisions that might be unpopular in the short term, but that have the best interests of the US economy in mind for the long term.
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The service enables anyone to show up at a DASH office with a package less than 16 ounces and get it on the next flight out, subject to Transportation Security Administration regulations.
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When the bullhorn blared and the stretching ended, more than 80 Falcons players clad in red and white scattered in different directions.
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Inside a historic church on Park Avenue, two dancers clothed in blue-and-pink brocade twirl up and down the aisles to a string-heavy soundtrack.
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He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2022.
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More Cuts As iHeart CEO Bob Pittman is being inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame, the company is making cuts that have left many stations with no talent beyond the pre-recorded material supplied by larger markets.
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Boston was besieged by the Tartan Army.
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Boris Yeltsin, to everyone’s shock, had then walked through the crowd and climbed one of the Soviet tanks besieging him.
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The series just wrapped shooting in Barcelona and moves on to Amsterdam.
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The singer's last headlining trek was the Sweetener World Tour, which wrapped in 2019 after more than 100 performances worldwide.
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Born and raised in Miami, Chef Giorgio Rapicavoli’s career has centered around the city’s culinary identity, most notably through infusing his own heritage—Argentine and Italian—in his dishes.
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Looking even further ahead, Nike’s men’s Paris Fashion Week spring 2027 previews included a new version of its Air Max Goadome Low boot infused with Foamposite material.
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“Invest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invest. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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