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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
Many companies have invested into attracting and retaining employees by offering them pay, healthcare, flexibility and personal growth. — Scott Parrish, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 To the end, they were emotionally invested, knowing all the players’ stories. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026 The owners invested almost $1 million updating the property, including new landscaping. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026 In 2024, crypto stablecoin venture Tether invested $775 million in Rumble. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026 The men’s brand has invested approximately 65,000 euros to refurbish two public courts at Terrain de Sport Glacière in Paris’ 13th arrondissement. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026 Microsoft, which has invested billions in OpenAI over the years, receives a 20% revenue share from OpenAI, and Azure is the ChatGPT creator's primary cloud provider. — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026 Firms have invested eagerly in AI, but the returns have been difficult to quantify. — Harvard Business Review, 23 Sep. 2026 For now, Steyer’s critics in business and industry, who invested more than $37 million to thwart his gubernatorial bid, can breathe easier about any future political run. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invested
Adjective
  • That kind of structure is better suited to climate and conservation challenges that will outlast any single budget cycle.
    — Marcene Mitchell, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • With its three-quarter sleeves and boat neckline, Hadid’s version felt particularly well suited to these strange in-between September days, a cream suede jacket thrown over her bag just in case.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This is a book suffused with beauty, but climate emergency is its undercurrent.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
  • After setting her wildly popular debut The Tiger's Wife in a Balkans suffused with myth and magic, the author turned in subsequent books to the Old West and a city redolent of New York.
    — Colin Dwyer, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Last year for my birthday, two of my closest friends gifted me this beautiful Bellocchi casserole, which worked great alongside the yellows and greens of the sunflowers as an unconventional but perfect salad bowl.
    — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Colbert gifted Kimmel his Captain America shield, did a sketch-within-an-interview with his son impersonating a Kiwi police officer, and shaved for our amusement.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The technology enabled compression; the growth came from expansion.
    — Sumeet Salwan, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Known versions are detected by Google Play Protect, which is enabled by default on Android devices with Google Play Services.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Larsson tapped her go-to footwear designer, PC Footwear, for her set, clad in a pair of custom metallic pink buckle boots.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The exterior is clad in glass and limestone that reflects the predominant materials on Northwestern’s nearby campus.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Simpson was, in fact, the first member of the franchise to be inducted and remained the only member from 1980 until 1984 when Jack Kemp became the second inductee.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Parton was also inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1999 and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2022.
    — Deborah Day, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In recent months, Israeli settlers have repeatedly besieged the village of Qusra, defying orders from the authorities to leave the area and trying to force Palestinian families, some of whom are also American citizens, out.
    — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
  • There has been a spate of Israeli settler violence in the West Bank, and the village of Qusra has been besieged by Israeli settlers for weeks.
    — F. Brinley Bruton, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Every wrapped stock that trades successfully today, and every charter proving regulated money movement can run through a single federal structure, makes the case for native issuance easier to make tomorrow.
    — Ivan Kan, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • After principal photography wrapped, many months would be spent in post-production augmenting the voices to create the right tone and weave them into the overall soundscape.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

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“Invested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invested. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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