Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invest (in)
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The top professional sports leagues formed a coalition with some broadcasters, including NBC and Fox, three years ago and agreed that betting should be marketed only to fans of legal age and that excessive gambling should not be promoted.—
Luke Connors,
Washington Post,
19 May 2026 -
Musk promoted the accomplishment on Twitter.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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That sort of inning has led to them capitalizing later against starters in some games.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Minnesota had a power-play opportunity in the final period but was unable to capitalize.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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The couple helped fund and sponsor those Channel 2 programs or the station wouldn’t have been able to provide them, according to Miami Herald archives.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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Duncan and council members Nathan Willett and Melissa Patterson Hazley were the sole members of the City Council to not sponsor the stadium proposal.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
11 Apr. 2026
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Most of the agent-payment protocols that have been announced in the past nine months (Stripe and Tempo's MPP, Coinbase's x402, Visa's Trusted Agent Protocol, Google's AP2, Stripe-backed Circuit & Chisel's ATXP) are about how a transaction gets routed across rails.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Staveley was the financier who had spent years attempting to buy Newcastle and, backed by the contentious support of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, finally succeeded.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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Policy experts at the Pentagon were brought in to discuss a potential invasion of Kharg Island, the jewel of Iran’s oil industry, to draw lessons from planning a defense of Taiwan, according to a Defense official, who was granted anonymity to speak candidly.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Suzanne, seeing perhaps an easy mark, passes herself off as just the person who can grant his wife, and thus begins her phony side hustle.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
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The return of Sia's Fan Favorite comes two years after Probst, 64, announced in May 2024, after Survivor's 46th season, that Sia would no longer be awarding money to her favorite players.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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After examining replays, Vazquez was awarded his first career MLS goal instead of it being deemed an own-goal.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Sophomore Haley Maldonado, who finished with three hits, contributed an RBI double in the second.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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Meghan Potenza picked up an RBI double, while Emrie Peterson contributed two RBIs.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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Use lead magnets, exclusive content, or email-only offers to give them a real reason to subscribe.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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If this newsletter isn't already getting conveniently delivered to your inbox, click here to subscribe.—
Jacob Camenker,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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“Invest (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invest%20%28in%29. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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