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as in stakes
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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2
as in companies
a commercial or industrial activity or organization
a multinational corporation with interests on every continent
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as in interest groups
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 intrigues
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 interests
Annabelle Canela, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
Undocumented immigrants are sometimes vilified while their employers escape criticism, according to Bradley, a retired attorney whose career represented business interests.
—Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Its mission spans military operations, strategic planning, and support for national interests both at home and abroad.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Though Shakespeare certainly appealed to James’s interests with the Scottish play, the two men held divergent views on what witches did and not do.
—Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Many of those findings will be contrary to the interests of the blowhards who, at least temporarily, control our nation, and so they may be suppressed for the moment.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
Unlike retailers who grade their own homework or ad tech companies with vested interests, Circana claims a neutral position.
—Kiri Masters, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The approach has even stirred infighting within the GOP, as grassroots Republicans clash with state leaders aligned with powerful business interests.
—Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
This is part of what interests me.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
Instead of helping teens discover what genuinely interests them, adults often push them toward a narrow definition of success that many adults themselves no longer value.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
All that interests me is just good work.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
Teens and tweens used to be able to entertain themselves, find friends, and explore their interests in malls, parks, community centers, or libraries.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
Undocumented immigrants are sometimes vilified while their employers escape criticism, according to Bradley, a retired attorney whose career represented business interests.
—Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Its mission spans military operations, strategic planning, and support for national interests both at home and abroad.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Though Shakespeare certainly appealed to James’s interests with the Scottish play, the two men held divergent views on what witches did and not do.
—Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Many of those findings will be contrary to the interests of the blowhards who, at least temporarily, control our nation, and so they may be suppressed for the moment.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
Unlike retailers who grade their own homework or ad tech companies with vested interests, Circana claims a neutral position.
—Kiri Masters, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The approach has even stirred infighting within the GOP, as grassroots Republicans clash with state leaders aligned with powerful business interests.
—Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
Scroll to any Week 1 college football game that interests you and click to view the popular options.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
This is part of what interests me.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
Instead of helping teens discover what genuinely interests them, adults often push them toward a narrow definition of success that many adults themselves no longer value.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
All that interests me is just good work.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interests
Noun
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The trainer-rider combination is one of the most successful in the game, but no starts over this surface and no stakes wins does not make this one attractive here.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Returns are a high-stakes, high-volume business challenge directly tied to profitability, loyalty and brand integrity.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In due course the informality and loosening of the customs around dressing would take people all the way to grunge and eventually, in the new millennium, put CEOs of multimillion-dollar companies in hoodies.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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Pakam connects waste companies with a tracking and payments program.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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All this at a time when minority writers are also disproportionately the targets of censorship by Republican state houses and right-wing interest groups.—
Kevin Dickinson,
Big Think,
2 Sep. 2025
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Representatives of various interest groups, such as intellectual property owners and noncommercial Internet users, help select and advise members of the board and, in some cases, develop policies.—
Kal Raustiala,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Feb. 2017
Verb
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At the very least, the prospect of doing more with younger Ed and Lorraine intrigues the performers.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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There’s something about childhood and adolescence — and the wounds that form during those years, which in some way stay with us for life — that really intrigues me.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Fox shares dipped nearly 3% after Lachlan Murdoch gained control of the media empire as the Murdoch family settled a dispute over the family trust.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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The legal dispute arose when Rupert went to court to attempt to change the trust, moving from a structure of equal voting shares held by the four siblings into one with control held by Lachlan.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That kind of philanthropy is unusual in an age when many billionaires flaunt their wealth with mega-yachts and Wall Street firms work to extract profits from their investments.—
David Gelles,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Technology firms — and artificial intelligence companies such as Broadcom and Nvidia, in particular — led the rise.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Our health policies are guided by evidence, common sense, and respect for individual rights—not ideological agendas or special interests.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Speaking broadly about Miami City Hall, Voccola said he can’t be bought by special interests.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Is there one that particularly fascinates you?—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Interests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interests. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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