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as in suffused
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle
invested the film with his own enthusiasm for the wonders of flight
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as in gifted
to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute
a woman invested with the strong desire to make the world a better place
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as in enabled
to give official or legal power to
invested him with power of attorney
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as in clothed
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
a fashion designer who has invested a number of the winners of the best actress award
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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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as in wrapped
to surround or cover closely
nightfall invested the land
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Recent Examples of invested
Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
The forms also show Steyer, a billionaire financier turned Democratic megadonor and environmentalist, has invested tens of millions in private equity funds despite railing against the industry on the campaign trail.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Ducking into an old storefront to take a break from the spectacle of the parade, Barrett told NPR there's a feeling in the electorate that a lot of outside money is coming into influence politics, but not staying in Montana and being invested into things like schools.
—Kirk Siegler, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
That $1,800 figure may seem small in isolation, but during a down market, keeping that money invested rather than liquidating shares at depressed prices compounds the benefit significantly over time.
—Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
Meta and Google have invested heavily in safety tools for younger users and both companies dispute claims that their platforms are to blame for children’s mental health issues.
—Jamie Timson, TheWeek, 27 Mar. 2026
RedBird has invested close to $50 million in the team, said the person, who was granted anonymity because the details are private.
—Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Iran had to pull out of Syria, having invested billions of dollars there.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
The platform celebrated creators—those who’ve invested tremendous amounts of time and energy into building audiences online and creating compelling visual content.
—Cat Cardenas, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
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
Unable to secure a Miami venue in time to meet the MLS deadline, the Beckham-Mas group invested upwards of $100 million to build a stadium and training facility in Broward County, on the grounds of the former Lockhart Stadium, the very same place Horowitz resorted to three decades earlier.
—Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
The forms also show Steyer, a billionaire financier turned Democratic megadonor and environmentalist, has invested tens of millions in private equity funds despite railing against the industry on the campaign trail.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Ducking into an old storefront to take a break from the spectacle of the parade, Barrett told NPR there's a feeling in the electorate that a lot of outside money is coming into influence politics, but not staying in Montana and being invested into things like schools.
—Kirk Siegler, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
That $1,800 figure may seem small in isolation, but during a down market, keeping that money invested rather than liquidating shares at depressed prices compounds the benefit significantly over time.
—Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
Meta and Google have invested heavily in safety tools for younger users and both companies dispute claims that their platforms are to blame for children’s mental health issues.
—Jamie Timson, TheWeek, 27 Mar. 2026
RedBird has invested close to $50 million in the team, said the person, who was granted anonymity because the details are private.
—Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Iran had to pull out of Syria, having invested billions of dollars there.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
The platform celebrated creators—those who’ve invested tremendous amounts of time and energy into building audiences online and creating compelling visual content.
—Cat Cardenas, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invested
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Weah is better suited to attacking.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
1 Apr. 2026
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Never has the United States had a secretary of defense less capable, more egregiously belligerent, or less suited to provide civilian direction of a war than Pete Hegseth.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2026
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That day in the plastic factory was suffused with a loss that hadn’t happened yet.—
Eric Boodman,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2026
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Many of the people who live in that dark world are suffused with a kind of energy—both positive and negative—that people who walk in broad daylight can’t begin to imagine.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
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After filming season one, Taylor gifted herself a breast augmentation, rhinoplasty, a tummy tuck, Botox, and filler in her lips, chin, and jaw.—
Elizabeth Gulino,
Allure,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Embassy of Japan gifted the 52 trees to Indiana in 2012, and now once a year, the park's cherry canopy bursts into a cloud of pastel pink.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
25 Mar. 2026
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The announcement comes as venture dollars have largely chased more generic AI plays, but as investors have increasingly begun to fund AI enabled health tech.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
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The fact that the same software enabled such a range of idiosyncratic styles decisively undermines any claim of a causal relationship between Gehry’s digital tools and his formal vocabulary.—
Julian Rose,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
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Guests include those already loyal to the Six Senses brand and Missoni clad fashionistas who have heard about the hideaway’s sizable wellness offerings.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Though he was fully clothed, his throat had also been slit.—
John Wayne Ferguson,
Houston Chronicle,
26 Mar. 2026
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So also was Kelly Barr and Stanley Konopka, both of whom were inducted into this latest Hall of Fame class.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Stoudemire will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2026 alongside Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers and WNBA legends Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania, a top NBA reporter.—
Jacob Gurvis,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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Early on, the Biden team had been besieged with desperate pleas to ship more of the then scarce vaccine.—
David Blumenthal,
STAT,
24 Mar. 2026
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When news circulated about the gathering, Temple Emanu-El was besieged with inquiries from the local media.—
Joshua M. Davidson,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Johnson returned to the bench with his torso wrapped.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The flesh looked like a human brain and smelled like rotten hamburger meat wrapped in gym socks wrapped in butt.—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Invested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invested. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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