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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
Often, Therrien did not give his works descriptive titles, preferring instead that his viewers invest his art with meaning.
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 May 2026
Microsoft in April announced plans to invest $329 million in the expansion of its cloud services in South Africa, and ramp up AI skills training in the country.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
Tallen is a renowned philanthropist and wanted to make sure to invest some of his money to honor a coach who changed his life.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2026
Musk's company, SpaceX, has filed plans to invest $55 billion in building a semiconductor manufacturing facility, dubbed Terafab, which Tesla and SpaceX will jointly operate.
—Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 6 May 2026
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 May 2026
Microsoft in April announced plans to invest $329 million in the expansion of its cloud services in South Africa, and ramp up AI skills training in the country.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
Tallen is a renowned philanthropist and wanted to make sure to invest some of his money to honor a coach who changed his life.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2026
Musk's company, SpaceX, has filed plans to invest $55 billion in building a semiconductor manufacturing facility, dubbed Terafab, which Tesla and SpaceX will jointly operate.
—Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 6 May 2026
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Warnings, laments, and odes to renewal were expressed pictorially as dying days under bleeding heavens, belching volcanoes, proud icebergs, lavish rainbows amid spangling, mist-suffusing sunlight and dawns of peace and hope.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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And, come evening, the ocean’s surface is suffused with gold as the sun dips beyond the horizon.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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Eliot grew up in Wiltshire, England, and recalled being gifted their first guitar for their 4th or 5th birthday during an interview with The Cut.—
Francesca Gariano,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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In other words, Elon Musk could potentially gift shares of Tesla, or Jensen Huang could kick in shares of Nvidia.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Using magnetic fields, this system enables power transfer to electric ships without physical metal contact, shielding vital components from nature’s corrosive elements.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 May 2026
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The musician proved yet again her prowess for making even the most outlandish of outfits seem suddenly downright wearable yesterday in Venice, where she DJed at the Biennale, clad in look 80 from the fall 2026 Bottega Veneta collection by Louise Trotter.—
Max Berlinger,
Vogue,
8 May 2026
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There are 45 rooms beside and above the spa, all clad in Byzantine colours of muted gold and deep red.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
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Former Denver Broncos quarterback Craig Morton, who was inducted into the team’s Ring of Fame, died on Saturday.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2026
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In 1993, he was inducted (along with James Carville and Supreme Court Judge John Minor Wisdom) into the Louisiana Hall of Fame.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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The Liberty sought a repeat victory in 2025 but was besieged by injuries and ultimately lost in the playoffs to the Mercury; Jones, the 2024 WNBA Finals MVP, injured her ankle and missed numerous games, while guard/forward Betnijah Laney-Hamilton suffered a knee injury.—
Yohana Desta,
Vanity Fair,
7 May 2026
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In a similar vein, the Business section featured an article on our inequitable national tax structure, which enables the wealthy to grow their wealth while most people, besieged by income taxes and rising property taxes, struggle.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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Michael Dale lay in his Escondido home with a plastic bag wrapped around his head and sealed with duct tape for at least eight minutes as Michaela Rylaarsdam, vibrator in hand, kept the cameras rolling, according to an arrest warrant affidavit filed in San Diego Superior Court.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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My hero tenderly wrapped his snow-white daughter in a cravat; my heroine woke with a stab of fear, wondering where her stomach had gone.—
Eloisa James,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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Hyundai redesigned its midsize SUV for the 2019 model year, infusing it with a long list of standard driver assist features that can help keep a teen driver safe on the road.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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The beachside Beauvallon Sur Mer, together with its lounge and rooftop, was created by interior architect Dorothée Delaye—the creative known for infusing hotels with a distinctive French flair.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
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“Invest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invest. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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