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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
  • 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
  • When production on that movie wrapped, the Twilight alum gifted Nolan a collection of Oppenheimer’s speeches, which planted the seed for the award-winning biopic, Nolan told The Hollywood Reporter in July 2023.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
  • In the early 1990s, an anonymous donor gifted $130,000 over two years to put in heaters, upgrade restrooms and work on pipes and landscaping, among other improvements.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 16 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
  • On this day, four guests — clad in masks, snorkels, flippers, and dressed in all black to reduce the risk of being confused for a fish by the sharks — clung onto a safety line and watched as the silky sharks encircled them.
    Kate Waxman, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2026
  • At product launches, company events, and trade shows, Huang is nearly always clad in his trademark black Tom Ford leather jacket.
    Kif Leswing, CNBC, 17 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
  • Meanwhile, the palace has been besieged by loutish suitors, led by the scheming Antinous (Robert Pattinson), all of them vying for the queen’s hand in remarriage and mooching off the absent king’s food and wine.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
  • There was a dinner for 500 after the fashion show on Tuesday night, and he was besieged by guests wanting to talk to him, talk his picture, take selfies, and just bask in his glory.
    Dylan Jones, Robb Report, 16 July 2026
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  • Willmore drove it to the farm and wrapped its legs with wire, preparing it for hanging.
    Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • The Yes tour wrapped a month later with a gig in Fort Wayne, Indiana, that marked keyboardist Patrick Moraz’s final show in the band.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2026

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