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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
Katia Riddle, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026
While many brands have invested heavily in artificial intelligence to help customers find the right fit, shoppers are largely ignoring these tools.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 Apr. 2026
Nvidia and SoftBank also invested billions in Intel.
—Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
Torre reported the deal came about seven months after Ballmer personally invested $50 million in Aspiration, in September 2021, and the Clippers announced their $300 million sponsorship deal.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Meta initially invested $10 billion into the company to fund its research into new technologies.
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
That same month, the price of Bitcoin — in which most of Borhanian’s life savings was invested, money that was covering much of the group’s expenses at that time — cratered.
—Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
Garibay recalls a brand that invested $300,000 in refillable packaging for a new serum.
—Kara McGrath, Allure, 22 Apr. 2026
Her family became invested, too, wanting to support her journey.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 17 Apr. 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
Humans have long been able to teach robots how to do individual tasks, but instructing them on these more sophisticated jobs has been an elusive goal, despite billions of dollars invested into robotics.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026
While many brands have invested heavily in artificial intelligence to help customers find the right fit, shoppers are largely ignoring these tools.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 Apr. 2026
Nvidia and SoftBank also invested billions in Intel.
—Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
Torre reported the deal came about seven months after Ballmer personally invested $50 million in Aspiration, in September 2021, and the Clippers announced their $300 million sponsorship deal.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Meta initially invested $10 billion into the company to fund its research into new technologies.
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
That same month, the price of Bitcoin — in which most of Borhanian’s life savings was invested, money that was covering much of the group’s expenses at that time — cratered.
—Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
Garibay recalls a brand that invested $300,000 in refillable packaging for a new serum.
—Kara McGrath, Allure, 22 Apr. 2026
Her family became invested, too, wanting to support her journey.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invested
Adjective
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The more compact varieties are also well suited to containers.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2026
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Shipped over from the Galleria Borghese, in Rome, the portrait is the most bracingly odd thing in the show, and well suited for modern eyes.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The galleries were suffused with the tang of iron and old cum.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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It’s known as the cosmic microwave background, or CMB, and is made up of the light that was released when the hot, dense plasma that suffused the early universe cooled enough to form hydrogen atoms.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
8 Apr. 2026
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Owens gifted his lady a gorgeous chain for her 24th birthday in March 2021.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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The fortunate young writers and artists on that list were gifted an eight-month residency in this gorgeous coastal Massachusetts town, more like a village in the winter months, especially back then.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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Juan Carlos Thola Duran, 59, admitted Monday to leading a scheme that enabled organized theft crews with a majority traveling from South America to help carry out burglaries, retail thefts and fraud in Southern California and across multiple states, according to federal prosecutors.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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What social structures enabled Musk and his peers to acquire so much power, such that their messianic techno-reactionary futurism is a real threat rather than just fodder for b-rate science fiction?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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The statue of Elizabeth will be wrought from bronze by sculptor Martin Jennings, taking inspiration from the famous Pietro Annigoni portrait depicting the late queen clothed in the robes of the Order of the Garter and looking into the distance, the UK’s Cabinet Office announced Monday.—
Max Foster,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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The revelation reportedly came after detectives with the Everett Police Department visited his home in Olympia, claiming to be researchers working within the gum industry and inviting him to try a free sample – all while clad in shorts and T-shirts to make the tale believable.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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He and Traffic were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
22 Apr. 2026
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Mason was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 for his work with Traffic, but the musician had a fraught history with the group.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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In a similar vein, the Business section featured an article on our inequitable national tax structure, which enables the wealthy to grow their wealth while most people, besieged by income taxes and rising property taxes, struggle.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
10 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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During both Coachella weekends in the Southern California desert, some attendees sported bands wrapped around their drinks that lit up when tapped together.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2026
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Prosecutors say Freeman strangled Seitz with a shoelace and wrapped her body in what appeared to be bedsheets before putting her in the trunk of her vehicle.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Invested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invested. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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