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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
Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Over a quarter-century, national interests shift and foreign alliances change.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Today, platforms are no longer organized around people; they’re organized around interests.
—Ivana Johnston, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Bluesky, part of the decentralized internet, is slower paced and caters to niche interests, rewarding internecine fights over minutiae, whereas X is deliberately chaotic, encouraging the gathering of follower-armies and ideological insult-comedy for an audience that may be largely made up of bots.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
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
Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
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
Noun
Kate Marshall of the Plaza District Council told the neighborhood committee that the ownership group has the Plaza’s better interests at heart and is invested in preserving the Plaza’s character while keeping developments within its iconic style.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Over a quarter-century, national interests shift and foreign alliances change.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Today, platforms are no longer organized around people; they’re organized around interests.
—Ivana Johnston, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Bluesky, part of the decentralized internet, is slower paced and caters to niche interests, rewarding internecine fights over minutiae, whereas X is deliberately chaotic, encouraging the gathering of follower-armies and ideological insult-comedy for an audience that may be largely made up of bots.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
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
Verb
Chances are, there’s a book on a topic that interests you.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
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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As medicine shifts toward prevention, the ability to detect disease at a molecular level—before symptoms appear—has become a high-stakes priority.—
Somnath Banerjee,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Prince Harry spoke up for young activists in the name of Princess Diana a day after a high stakes meeting with King Charles III.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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And just like historical colonialism, this influence flows primarily in one direction – from powerful tech companies to the rest of us.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Florida Republican also called for social media companies to take down the videos capturing the moments he was shot.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Yet financial interventions from powerful interest groups short-circuit the most basic channels of representative government.—
John J. Donohue,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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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
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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Tesla shares jumped Monday after its CEO Elon Musk disclosed a $1 billion purchase of the stock, erasing the company's losses for the year.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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Arash Javanbakht does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.—
Arash Javanbakht,
The Conversation,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Snap and Amazon, in addition to a wave of smaller tech firms, have all released smart glasses for these purposes.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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Investing in individual stocks, particularly in high-growth firms like Nebius, carries inherent volatility.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Thanks to money-hungry special interests and spendthrift leaders, Californians pay among the highest corporate, sales, gas and income taxes in the nation.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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In those races, there are independent expenditures that include developers, unions and other special interests.—
Van Schoales,
Denver Post,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Is there one that particularly fascinates you?—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Interests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interests. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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