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as in stake
a legal right to participation in the advantages, profits, and responsibility of something
all of the workers at the food cooperative have an interest in it
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as in welfare
the state of doing well especially in relation to one's happiness or success
make no mistake: she's determined to act in her own interest in this business deal
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as in firm
a commercial or industrial activity or organization
a multinational corporation with interests on every continent
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as in special interest
a group of people with a common identifying interest that they seek to protect and promote
the contention that the nation's financial interests have too much power
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as in to intrigue
to hold the attention of
the book didn't interest me, so I ended up watching the parade of people on the sidewalk
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Recent Examples of interest
Larry Kaplow, NPR, 18 Aug. 2025
Its members include defense attorneys and prosecutors, public interest lawyers and private practitioners, judges, and law firm attorneys.
—Muhammad U. Faridi, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
EW.com, 10 July 2025
Believing there is enough strength in the north suburban corporate office market to interest a buyer, the owners of a six-story Northbrook office building have placed it on the market.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
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Noun
Some prioritize districts that include voters with common political interests, which pushes candidates to address those interests.
—Larry Kaplow, NPR, 18 Aug. 2025
Its members include defense attorneys and prosecutors, public interest lawyers and private practitioners, judges, and law firm attorneys.
—Muhammad U. Faridi, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
In the words of Meryl Streep's Miranda Priestly, details of a cryptic emoji response to an inquiry about Gisele Bündchen's potential involvement in The Devil Wears Prada 2 apparently do not interest some of the supermodel's team.
—EW.com, 10 July 2025
Believing there is enough strength in the north suburban corporate office market to interest a buyer, the owners of a six-story Northbrook office building have placed it on the market.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interest
Noun
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In exchange, the league will receive a 10% equity stake in the sports network as part of a landmark agreement, the two sides announced Tuesday.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Upon the close of the deal, Shari Redstone’s National Amusements Inc. received $1.75 billion in cash in exchange for it stake in Paramount Global.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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The first call came on Monday when an out-of-state family member called Putnam County deputies to ask for a welfare check on a teenager in Palatka, Florida, the agency said.—
Elizabeth Pritchett,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Officers responding just after 10 a.m. on Aug. 4 to the 600 block of Greenway Street for a welfare check found 33-year-old Karon Clay and her 3-year-old son Karter Clay dead inside a house listed as their residence in court records.—
Matthew Cupelli,
IndyStar,
7 Aug. 2025
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Private equity firms charge really high fees: typically 2% as a management fee and 20% of the profit.—
Laurel Wamsley,
NPR,
16 Aug. 2025
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And even at the bigger firms top decision makers often aren’t literate in the language of climate risk.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
16 Aug. 2025
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His special interests, according to the university's website, include complex neonatal cardiac surgery, valvular disease in children, single ventricle palliation and pediatric heart transplant.—
Krista Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
13 Aug. 2025
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My special interest was really with my book, Brave, and focusing on this massive hypnosis and how to unwire people’s minds and how to set them free a little bit.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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You may be intrigued by its shape, its colorful lights at night or its antique-looking architecture.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Her friend Lindsay Perrin, a photographer and mom of two, was intrigued.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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As for the third quarter, FactSet analysts raised their earnings per share (EPS) estimates, despite the persistent macro headwinds.—
Frank Holmes,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Taxes on goods from many countries are ratcheting even higher this month as the average tariff rate now tops 18%.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
12 Aug. 2025
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Just hours before a previous 90-day moratorium was set to expire, President Donald Trump extended the pause on higher tariffs on Chinese goods for another 90 days.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Sure, the work on NANDA takes place in the context of other protocols like A2A and, famously, MCP, but since those other projects are tied to leading AI companies, why not involve academia in something so central to future interface design?—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Utility company Ameren confirmed to PEOPLE that a contractor and its subcontractor were repairing and replacing tower lighting and marker balls on transmission lines in Madison County, Ill., when the incident occurred.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interest. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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