invested (in)

verb

past tense of invest (in)
as in capitalized

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invested (in)
  1. capitalized
  2. sponsored
  3. promoted
  4. backed
  5. granted
  6. awarded
Verb
  • Lake Forest junior Sam Florjancic and Libertyville senior Austin Scott capitalized with birdies on their final holes to create a three-man deadlock at the top of the leaderboard.
    — Harris Horowitz, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Hwang’s policy was sold by a Nebraska startup, Summit Specialty, with no track record in paying for California risks, capitalized by a private equity fund whose investment portfolio includes mail-order steak.
    — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of capitalized
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  • As well as Powerade, owned by the Coca-Cola Company, Fox’s in-game adverts have also been sponsored by Lenovo, another official FIFA sponsor.
    — Tom Burrows, New York Times, 17 June 2026
  • Albertsons has sponsored the event since its inception, and Chevron joined in 2021 as the presenting sponsor.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026
Definition of sponsored
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  • As one of only five dancers throughout Dancing With the Stars‘ history to be promoted from troupe to pro after just one season, Hailey Bills has every right to brag.
    — McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
  • There are no straightforward steps like in the days when a diligent worker could land a job at a good company, work hard to get promoted and hope to climb the corporate ladder.
    — Julia Carpenter, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of promoted
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  • When Pearl Jam backed Neil Young on the 1995 Mirror Ball tour, Young would spring songs on them 20 minutes before showtime.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Top labs like OpenAI and SpaceX have also backed calls from rival Anthropic to slow down development of frontier models as more alarm bells come from within their own ranks.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of backed
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  • The newfangled internet granted children almost unbridled freedom — and the ability to wander far afield, digitally at least, of where their parents could protect them from harm.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026
  • One wounded witness was jailed after failing to appear in court, while another initially invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination before a judge granted him immunity and ordered him to testify.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of granted
Verb
  • By the time their aspirations became public one year ago, and the Major Arena Soccer League awarded the region a men’s and a women’s team, officials had mapped out potential funding mechanisms.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • He has been awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals, NASA Distinguished Service Medal and NASA Space Exploration Medal.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of awarded
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