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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
The Italian government has invested at least 10 million Euros to catch and dispose of the crabs. Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026 However, on its website, Apax said the investment criteria for Apax Digital Funds range from $100 million to $300 million invested per partnership. Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 17 July 2026 Someone who invested $100 in the S&P 500 in June 2021 had $172 -- a growth rate of 72% -- by May 2026, without lifting a finger. Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Money held to qualify for a bonus could be saved or invested elsewhere. Dan Avery, CNBC, 17 July 2026 The funds are professionally invested over time so that every child—not simply those born into families with the greatest financial capacity—can begin adulthood with meaningful capital to build wealth. Darrick Hamilton, Fortune, 16 July 2026 Qatar and Saudi Arabia also fell short of expectations, especially considering both nations have invested heavily in football. Juliana Kim, NPR, 16 July 2026 Village Engineer Brett Westcott said the village has invested $13 million in infrastructure to bring utilities to the area to support developments. Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026 Hernan Romero invested $24,000 in a camper van covered in stickers and Argentine memorabilia that took him 12 hours to finish. Julianna Mejia july 11, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invested
Adjective
  • Ciara went for a suited vibe with her Giuseppe Di Morabito look.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
  • Madrid’s drier temperatures are better suited to indoor attractions during the day, followed by rooftop drinks and dining at trendy eateries by night.
    Jessica Benavides Canepa, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Lyrically, these 10 songs are suffused with a bittersweet feeling of nostalgia for early adulthood, as heard on the album’s title track.
    Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • No matter the semifinal results, the stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, where the Giants and Jets do all of their losing will be gifted an epic World Cup championship matchup on Sunday.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
  • The Padres were gifted two runs in the first inning when Yesavage could hardly throw a strike.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026
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  • Aramco’s East-West pipeline and its investments in storage facilities around the world enabled it to take advantage of higher crude prices.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 14 July 2026
  • Three-dimensional adjustments of the lattice dimensions enabled precise tuning of localized thermal conductivity.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • Ed Sheeran strides to Taylor Swift wedding Ed Sheeran, clad in a bright aqua blue suit, arrived holding hands with wife Cherry Seaborn.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • That was enough for France, whose red, white and blue-clad fans looked plenty patriotic on July Fourth in the city where the United States was founded exactly 250 years earlier.
    Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • This comes after Arison was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the 2025 class last year.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • Now that Gallagher, 59, and Collins, 75, stand to run into one another when they’re inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this fall, Collins is speaking out.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • After word spread that a local attorney was starting a class action, residents said they were besieged by out-of-town lawyers competing aggressively for their business.
    Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • Boston was besieged by the Tartan Army.
    Becky Sullivan, NPR, 28 June 2026
Verb
  • In subsequent messages included in charging documents, Robinson referenced engraving bullets and leaving his rifle wrapped in a towel.
    Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Getty Images for Cannes Lions A week after Cannes Lions wrapped, most of the industry is back at their desks and the dust has settled enough to see what actually mattered versus what was just noise on the Croisette.
    Ian Shepherd, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

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