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verb

past tense of invest
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as in inducted
to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies the beloved actor was finally invested as a knight by the queen

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as in besieged
to surround (as a fortified place) with armed forces for the purpose of capturing or preventing commerce and communication the city was mercilessly invested for an entire year, but never fell

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Recent Examples of invested
Adjective
And even when the original clips of viral moments are authentic, they’re increasingly used as a launching point for embellished narratives and AI content – to capture an invested audience. Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
Different sources online list Harbinger Sports Partners as a private equity firm, with this sector having invested heavily in sports in recent years. Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026 The firms have invested billions into AI labs that, in turn, spend heavily on cloud computing from those same companies, creating what Moody's described as a circular AI ecosystem. Hugh Son, CNBC, 24 July 2026 The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) spent approximately $420 million to develop the satellite’s robotics payload, alongside hundreds of millions of dollars invested by Northrop Grumman. Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026 The France Under-20 international’s ceiling is extremely high, though, which is why Newcastle have invested another sizeable sum in someone who has only just celebrated his 20th birthday. Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 24 July 2026 Crucially, staying invested through downturns proves more effective than attempting to time the market, as missing even a few best days severely impacts returns. Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 These groups help identify the harms bird populations are facing and how to be more surgical in where limited conservation dollars are invested. Nathan W. Cooper, The Conversation, 23 July 2026 Guzman and Fenicle have invested heavily in mentoring their agents, believing that great outcomes for clients start with agents who are supported and generally engaged in the work. Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 22 July 2026 The Italian government has invested at least 10 million Euros to catch and dispose of the crabs. Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invested
Adjective
  • Advisors begin by understanding how each client likes to travel before recommending the itinerary, suite category, and destination experiences best suited to their interests.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 24 July 2026
  • Those qualities are particularly well suited to maximalism and the rising eccentric aunt aesthetic, both of which favor personality, pattern and objects that seem to have a story.
    Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • The threat is still there, suffused into the air like a memory, but for a time the choice between love and survival no longer feels mutually exclusive to Nino and Yasmina.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 22 July 2026
  • Good binoculars will reveal a score of stars in this little group, while long-exposure observatory photographs show about 1000 in the area — all suffused in great clouds and streamers of nebulous light.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • Brown gifted Woolard a watch, journal, and sweet treat per an Instagram reel of her wrapping the present.
    Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
  • Ao Tanaka was guilty of the loose touch in the centre circle, which gifted possession to Davis Keillor-Dunn for Wrexham’s counter and Smith’s winner.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 July 2026
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  • Though present, they are not enabled by default and require overriding hidden FeatureFlags, which increases user risk.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • But a wild pitch enabled Alvarez to reach first base, and Paredes socked the first pitch of 388 feet to left for a three-run home run and a 5-1 lead.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • Deadpool, clad in his gray X-Force costume, appeared in the crowd — but never removed his mask to show who was underneath.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 26 July 2026
  • Yeoh turned to Schiaparelli for her attire, clad in a classic black and white look with pops of gold throughout.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • Jan and Dean really need to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2026
  • Now, modern-day Greeks hope their tallest mountain will be inducted into UNESCO’s World Heritage List as a mixed cultural and natural site.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • The species is now endangered, extinct on the Australian mainland for three thousand years and besieged on the island that is its last refuge.
    John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • The sidebar will open with Netflix’s Below, from creator Jesse McKeown, a six-part supernatural thriller that centers on a seaside town Newfoundland besieged by a sea creature and stars Mackenzie Davis, Charlie Heaton and Josh Hartnett.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • However, Rhea left a GIF of a lone wolf on one of Moreno’s TikTok videos less than two weeks after the series wrapped.
    Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026
  • The first story was set in the 1980s while the second volume, recently wrapped, was set in the 1990s, at the dawn of the Internet age and culminated with a shocking finale that left readers’ jaws on the forest floor.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2026

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