INVESTED (IN) Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

invested (in)

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past tense of invest (in)

as in capitalized

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Mamut and Grönberg were persuaded by Paul Best, a new arrival at Elliott, who believed that the eclipse of brick-and-mortar retail by online commerce had been overstated, and that certain chains could flourish if well capitalized.

— Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
The Huskies capitalized, too, scoring 19 points off of 16 turnovers.

— Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 13 Oct. 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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She eventually was promoted over to the ice cream machine—and began to grow fond of the adrenaline-like rush that can come with working in a restaurant.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
In low doses, the kratom plant is promoted as giving users greater alertness and physical energy but it is not approved by the Food and Drug Administration for medical use.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of promoted

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After all, states like Georgia and Arizona were also once solidly red until break-out candidates—backed by party spending—upended those assumptions.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
The apartment development, between North Broadway and the Fox River downtown and backed by DAC developments, is set to be a 343,421-square-foot building with 258 apartments.

— Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of backed

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Freshman Gaskins starts, shines with Reneau out Forward Malik Reneau, who was recently granted a fifth year of eligibility, did not play in the exhibition due to a lower-body injury.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026
In September 2026, the US Space Force granted Antares a $161 million Strategic Breakthrough award to build space-qualified reactors.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

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