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Definition of investednext

invested

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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
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
Adjective
  • The suited ensemble emphasized militaristic utility, with a long-sleeve jacket embroidered with muted gold sinuous motifs.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 13 May 2026
  • Think bruised nectarines, tomatoes that split in transit and blemished apples that are more suited to baking and preserving.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • The Meltdown is suffused with the visual and audio textures of horror, and deliberately so.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • That enabled investigators to get an official warrant for Hopkins' DNA.
    Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 14 May 2026
  • If portions of the page appear blank and an ad blocker is enabled, please disable the ad blocker and refresh the page to ensure full access to the content.
    Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • There’s a subversive edge to this otherwise blithe simulacrum of a French salon inside the Printemps department store, with its frescoes, Languedoc marble tables and banquettes clad in Le Manach toile de Tours.
    Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • The passengers can be seen clad in personal protective equipment, with some pointing their phones towards the shore where the world’s media awaits.
    Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
Verb
  • She was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2023 and still tours.
    Lisa Gutierrez May 13, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026
  • It was announced earlier this year that that he will be inducted into the Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame.
    Eric Henderson, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • The Liberty sought a repeat victory in 2025 but was besieged by injuries and ultimately lost in the playoffs to the Mercury; Jones, the 2024 WNBA Finals MVP, injured her ankle and missed numerous games, while guard/forward Betnijah Laney-Hamilton suffered a knee injury.
    Yohana Desta, Vanity Fair, 7 May 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • The dough is rolled and wrapped and rolled again, with gobs of butter and ghee and a final brushing of oil on the grill.
    Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • After close to a year of being bubble-wrapped and duct-taped up, the dog and freezer remained in his kitchen.
    Corky Carroll, Oc Register, 9 May 2026

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“Invested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invested. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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