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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
ABC News, 14 May 2026
Katzenberg spent $2 million to help Bass defeat mall billionaire Rick Caruso in 2022 and then invested $300,000 in LA4LA, an affordable housing effort in partnership with Bass’s office.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 May 2026
The company has invested nearly $800 million on manufacturing facilities in recent decades, most prominently at its Savannah headquarters.
—Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 14 May 2026
Overall, the organization has invested $12 million into Chicago communities.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 14 May 2026
Nor have they ever been offered the chance to participate in any of the capital injections through which ENIC has invested money in recent years.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 May 2026
No other company or country across the region has taken that big a swing and invested so heavily in one production, effectively, as a showcase for their capabilities.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 13 May 2026
According to its executive director, Trena Pitchford, the foundation has invested $1 million each school year.
—Daniel Kohn, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
In 1976, Turner invested millions on the then-questionable notion that viewers around the country would be interested in watching an independent UHF TV station from Atlanta that aired reruns and baseball games.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 7 May 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
After Musk invested $38 million in its first years, his lawsuit filed in 2024 accused OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and his top deputy of shifting into a moneymaking mode behind his back.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
Katzenberg spent $2 million to help Bass defeat mall billionaire Rick Caruso in 2022 and then invested $300,000 in LA4LA, an affordable housing effort in partnership with Bass’s office.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 May 2026
The company has invested nearly $800 million on manufacturing facilities in recent decades, most prominently at its Savannah headquarters.
—Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 14 May 2026
Overall, the organization has invested $12 million into Chicago communities.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 14 May 2026
Nor have they ever been offered the chance to participate in any of the capital injections through which ENIC has invested money in recent years.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 May 2026
No other company or country across the region has taken that big a swing and invested so heavily in one production, effectively, as a showcase for their capabilities.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 13 May 2026
According to its executive director, Trena Pitchford, the foundation has invested $1 million each school year.
—Daniel Kohn, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
In 1976, Turner invested millions on the then-questionable notion that viewers around the country would be interested in watching an independent UHF TV station from Atlanta that aired reruns and baseball games.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invested
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Durant is best suited to have a powerful lead guard next to him to keep him out of a primary playmaker role, and Fred VanVleet’s ACL injury lowered Houston’s ceiling even before Durant suffered two injuries after the regular season ended.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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True ceramic handles heat better and avoids synthetic coatings entirely, while ceramic-coated pans are better suited for gentler, everyday cooking.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2026
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The Meltdown is suffused with the visual and audio textures of horror, and deliberately so.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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And, come evening, the ocean’s surface is suffused with gold as the sun dips beyond the horizon.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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Flowers are put on crowns and Maypoles, gifted in May Day baskets, and seen fresh at the farmers' market.—
Kylie Petty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 May 2026
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The Mark & Mary Stevens School of Medicine will be named for the couple who have gifted $175 million to its endowment.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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That enabled investigators to get an official warrant for Hopkins' DNA.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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He was filmed jumping into the historic fountain while fully clothed as crowds nearby watched.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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The audience was predominantly men, mostly clad in team jerseys and drinking twenty-dollar beers.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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In 2012, Newsome was inducted into the Silver Circle by the Mid-America Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the organization that awards local Emmys.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2026
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Should he be inducted in 2028, or another year?—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2026
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Over the years, we were constantly besieged with inquiries.—
Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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His most recent drama, Evil Does Not Exist, examined the natural world as besieged by modern industry.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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The latest private-members country club to have opened in Oxfordshire, wrapped in a Jacobethan hall with parkland, is a humdinger with an instant cachet.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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Principal photography wrapped in Japan in April.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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“Invested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invested. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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