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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
Nearly $15 million has been invested recently or is committed to active projects, with additional bond financing planned for future rounds of infrastructure work. CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 United invested more than $145 million in that project and added hundreds of jobs following its completion. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026 Some of our most valuable partnerships took months, or even years, to develop because both sides invested time in understanding each other's long-term vision before discussing commercial opportunities. John Graham Harper, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The tech giant invested heavily in promoting them, collaborating with celebrity influencer Kylie Jenner on a pair of Ray-Bans featuring an AI assistant that speaks in her voice. Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026 Since 2010, Amazon has invested over $100 billion in Texas and employs 86,000 people in the state. Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 Some growers who have invested millions of dollars into indoor growing facilities worry they could be undercut by cheaper outdoor production. Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 In 2023, sports team investment fund Dynasty Equity Partners invested roughly $150 million for about 3% of Liverpool. Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 14 Aug. 2026 Blue Origin has invested more than $3 billion on its Space Coast operations, including a massive campus for rocket and moon lander manufacturing in Merritt Island. Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invested
Adjective
  • Bitcoin, being likewise based on the ability to produce and consume energy, is perfectly suited to this new era.
    Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The milky, all-in-one formula is particularly well suited to combination-to-dry and sensitive skin, thoroughly whisking away makeup and excess oil without leaving your face with that squeaky-clean, tight feeling.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 20 Aug. 2026
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  • After setting her wildly popular debut The Tiger's Wife in a Balkans suffused with myth and magic, the author turned in subsequent books to the Old West and a city redolent of New York.
    Colin Dwyer, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The threat is still there, suffused into the air like a memory, but for a time the choice between love and survival no longer feels mutually exclusive to Nino and Yasmina.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • Across different cultures and generations, people have worn it, gifted it, saved it, and passed it down.
    Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Books that were signed and gifted to them by friends and family.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • On August 12, a new Presidential Memorandum authorized the federal government to deputize vetted private corporations to conduct activities in support of law enforcement operations against cyber-enabled transnational criminal organizations.
    Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Eventually, the new approach enabled Universal Credit to be rolled out to more than eight million claimants and to keep functioning even amid the surge in demand during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Jennifer Pahlka, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Even Ludwig Mies van der Rohe — our high god of modern glass and steel — clad his first high-rise in 1949, the Promontory Apartments in Hyde Park, in brick.
    Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The deportees were clad in white, and many covered their faces out of safety as journalists filmed their arrival.
    CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Some events have had to be canceled such as a concert which was due to take place on Yas Island in November featuring Shakira and singing sensations the Jonas Brothers who were inducted as Disney Legends at D23 last week.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The second was navigating a WNBA game with a lineup besieged by injury.
    James Boyd, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • An American’s home is among those besieged by Israeli settlers.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Thin straps also wrapped around the musician’s ankles, secured in place with adjustable buckle closures that kept the shoes secure.
    Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Nine days later, Zywicki’s body was found hundreds of miles away along Interstate 44 in rural Lawrence County, Missouri, wrapped in a red blanket that was sealed with duct tape.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

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