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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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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
Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
The Supreme Court has long held that the right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children is among the oldest and most fundamental liberty interests protected by the Constitution.
—James R Mason, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
LaceLocker® designs include assorted colors and graphic patterns that allow children to choose styles aligned with their personalities and interests.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 12 May 2026
But rarely, if ever, is anyone given a diplomatic posting directly following such a spectacular failure, especially one that did so much damage to American interests around the world.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
Several companies with interests in China including Nvidia, Disney and General Motors also didn't have representation on the White House's list.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Every role she’s undertaken over the past three decades, she’s always done with complete dedication and with the company’s best interests at heart.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 12 May 2026
While the role aligned with Arlaud’s political interests, he was most drawn to an off-the-cuff filmmaking approach that echoed his own process.
—Ben Croll, IndieWire, 12 May 2026
For Chicago, the shocking crimes are noteworthy contributors to its tattered national reputation — fair or not — for being unsafe and for criminal-justice policies perceived as being concerned more with the rights of those accused than the interests of those victimized.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
The high concentrations of neutrinos near the sun is what interests Solomey.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 13 May 2026
That’s what interests me enormously.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 May 2026
But what truly interests me is how much more learning both these teams will do not just about each other over the next two weeks, but especially about themselves.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 7 May 2026
But Mary Bennet isn’t the only character in Jane Austen’s novels who Jane Austen gives a bit of a side eye to and that is really what interests me.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 7 May 2026
What interests me more, however, is where Kneecap get their information.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 6 May 2026
There’s just so many options and so many avenues to do medical and medical-adjacent stuff, like teaching, education, public health, research, whatever interests you, writing.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 2 May 2026
If that interests you, read on.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
The nomination of Hamilton, who argued abolishing FEMA was not in the country’s best interests, is the latest indication of that change.
—Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
The Supreme Court has long held that the right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children is among the oldest and most fundamental liberty interests protected by the Constitution.
—James R Mason, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
LaceLocker® designs include assorted colors and graphic patterns that allow children to choose styles aligned with their personalities and interests.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 12 May 2026
But rarely, if ever, is anyone given a diplomatic posting directly following such a spectacular failure, especially one that did so much damage to American interests around the world.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
Several companies with interests in China including Nvidia, Disney and General Motors also didn't have representation on the White House's list.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Every role she’s undertaken over the past three decades, she’s always done with complete dedication and with the company’s best interests at heart.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 12 May 2026
While the role aligned with Arlaud’s political interests, he was most drawn to an off-the-cuff filmmaking approach that echoed his own process.
—Ben Croll, IndieWire, 12 May 2026
For Chicago, the shocking crimes are noteworthy contributors to its tattered national reputation — fair or not — for being unsafe and for criminal-justice policies perceived as being concerned more with the rights of those accused than the interests of those victimized.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
Trump sees reality through a keyhole that shows him only what interests him.
—Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
The high concentrations of neutrinos near the sun is what interests Solomey.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 13 May 2026
That’s what interests me enormously.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 May 2026
But what truly interests me is how much more learning both these teams will do not just about each other over the next two weeks, but especially about themselves.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 7 May 2026
But Mary Bennet isn’t the only character in Jane Austen’s novels who Jane Austen gives a bit of a side eye to and that is really what interests me.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 7 May 2026
What interests me more, however, is where Kneecap get their information.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 6 May 2026
There’s just so many options and so many avenues to do medical and medical-adjacent stuff, like teaching, education, public health, research, whatever interests you, writing.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 2 May 2026
If that interests you, read on.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interests
Noun
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The letter, sent Friday, comes amid a high-stakes legal battle currently playing out in an Oakland federal courtroom between onetime partners Altman and Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, who in 2015 co-founded the AI company best known for creating ChatGPT.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Studiocanal‘s new genre division Sixth Dimension is heading into production this summer on Sean Byrne‘s violent high-stakes thriller The Mannequin starring The Fighter Oscar winner Melissa Leo.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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During the all-day hearing Friday, the owners of both companies took the stand to give their often starkly different views of events.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Other companies such as Meta, Block and Oracle have announced layoffs this year.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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Last week, the Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana and 26 other public interest groups called on state and local officials to pause the pace of developing data centers in the Hoosier State, according to the Post-Tribune newspaper.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Names were then tested in workshops with participants from all over the world, representing all interest groups.—
Annalisa Merelli,
STAT,
12 May 2026
Verb
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What about these communities intrigues you and why set the story in that location?—
Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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The menu has a lot of delicious choices, but the one that intrigues my girlfriend is their overnight oat bowl.—
C.W. Cameron,
AJC.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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Traders have caught wind of the rising demand for memory chips, sending shares of those companies higher in the past week.—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
10 May 2026
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Despite its inflated stock price, AOL still had to increase its shares outstanding by 120% to make the buy, again mirroring the huge dilution in Gamestop-eBay.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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South Korean memory chip maker SK Hynix is fielding offers from big tech firms to invest in specific production pipelines in order to ramp memory chip production, Reuters reported last week.—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
10 May 2026
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Households consumed less, firms invested less, imports fell, and recessions compressed spending.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
Noun
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The special interests of the wealthy and well connected have raided our tax dollars.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Our district needs someone who will represent the views and interests of the people of district 20, not of special interests from out-of-state.—
Rose Evans
May 6,
Idaho Statesman,
6 May 2026
Verb
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At the moment, Philadelphia fascinates me most, a Play-In team that has enough talent to make a run to the finals.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Precious artifacts have been recently unearthed from the site that fascinates scholars worldwide.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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