Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invested (in)
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The home team capitalized around the 12-minute mark.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
15 Apr. 2026 -
Improvements that add value or extend the property’s useful life must instead be capitalized and depreciated.—
David Schepp,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Albertsons has sponsored the event since its inception, and Chevron joined in 2021 as the presenting sponsor.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Mar. 2026
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Soyfer said one of the goals of the litigation is to build a movement that leads to a higher ruling to broadly curb the surveillance state promoted by the widespread adoption of ALPR cameras.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
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But Macy's was instrumental in transforming how the season was promoted in other ways as well.—
Randy Tucker,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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The man then got into the driver’s seat of the truck, backed it up toward the property and fully emptied the contents of the dumpster onto the lawn.—
Greg Norman-Diamond,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) also backed the measure, and even went to Annapolis in February to urge Ferguson to pass the new maps.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Apr. 2026
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Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota and Washington were granted major disaster declarations, which can unlock federal support and funding for recovery needs such as public infrastructure repairs and aid for survivors.—
Gabriela Aoun Angueira,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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During the trial, the jurors didn’t realize that Braddy had been on Florida’s Death Row since 2007, when he was convicted, and remained there until he was granted a new sentencing trial due to constitutional issues surrounding the state’s death penalty.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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Steven Kwan hit a roller to second that was tailor-made for an inning-ending double play, but because the ball hit Rocchio, he was ruled out and Kwan was awarded a single.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2026
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It was awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, less than a year after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, alongside Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski, who was imprisoned at the time, and the Ukrainian organization Center for Civil Liberties.—
Dasha Litvinova,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Invested (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invested%20%28in%29. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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