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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
Lockheed Martin has also invested $120 million of its own funding to prepare the missile for maritime operations. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026 Las Vegas Sands also has invested heavily for many years to get casino gambling legalized in Texas. — Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026 Many of Life at Sea’s customers invested significant portions of their savings into the cruise; some sold their homes. — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026 Since 2022, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, the league’s primary backer, has invested more than $5 billion. — Rob Wile, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2026 They were led by Google co-founder Sergey Brin, who invested $102 million, and whom Forbes estimates is among the five wealthiest individuals in the world. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026 Tuberville outraised Jones several times, but Democrats still invested a substantial amount. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026 Whereas the United States invested about $300 million in critical mineral projects on the continent in 2023, China invested about $8 billion to $10 billion. — Tom Moerenhout, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2026 Since 2022, the Irish high-street retailer has invested heavily in traceability, expanding from an initial pilot to onboarding all of its direct clothing, footwear and textile suppliers. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invested
Adjective
  • Read More Dock & Bay’s blankets are well suited for the new parents in your circle.
    — Ryan Waniata, The Verge, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Sawamura said Bump already has examples of IP being developed further, with manga and animation particularly well suited.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 9 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Yet the film has established that the MacNeil home is suffused with evil.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The bar serves up a lighter menu of small bites, like tempura black cod with ginger-sesame dipping sauce and succulent local halibut suffused with cilantro and basil.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Then in 1696, Jones’ father-in-law, Thomas Townsend, a wealthy New Yorker, gifted him and his wife a significant tract of land on Long Island’s south shore, property records show.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Then in 1696, Jones' father-in-law, Thomas Townsend, a wealthy New Yorker, gifted him and his wife a significant tract of land on Long Island's south shore, property records show.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The restructuring enabled Centric to eliminate about $700 million in debt.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Advertisement The electricity monopoly model has failed, unable to reconcile central planning and private profits with electricity democracy enabled by modern technology.
    — John Farrell, Time, 9 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Picture windows dominate the 30 ample rooms, which are pleasingly clad in unfinished wood and shocking splashes of lime.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The visual culminates with the sisters clad in Christmas sweaters toasting champagne.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • On Friday, the Grammy Museum will host a conversation with Peter Hook of Joy Division and New Order, the overlapping bands who will be jointly inducted into the Hall Saturday night.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Scott, who was inducted into Billboard’s R&B Hall of Fame earlier this year, will likely be nominated across the R&B field, with select album tracks having non-zero chances of showing up in the rap and American roots categories.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • And they would be besieged with lobbying as the private sector tried to realign itself.
    — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Mehra – director of 2016 pic Baar Baar Dekho and creator of Prime Video series Big Girls Don’t Cry – says that while Indian audiences are besieged by films and TV content right now, where Hunkkaar has cut through is in its subject matter.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • She’s wrapped work on another independent movie, Honeymoon/Funeral, a romantic comedy from Fresh Off the Boat creator Nahnatchka Khan that also stars Rebecca Ferguson and Greta Lee.
    — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Following the ceremony, guests enjoyed cocktails steps away in a part of the courtyard wrapped in a romantic mauve pink that colored the curtains, custom loungers, and drink tables.
    — Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026

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“Invested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invested. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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