invested (in)

past tense of invest (in)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for invested (in)
Verb
  • But when an opportunity for playing time arose Wednesday night, the third-year wing capitalized.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Hitting errors plagued the Raiders in Set 2 and Sauk Rapids-Rice capitalized, earning multiple leads late.
    Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Despite multiple reports from the students' parents and other employees and school families, the complaint claims, Milwaukee Public Schools leadership didn't take disciplinary actions against Kalumbula, but promoted him to acting principal of Milwaukee French Immersion School.
    Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Wash has been promoted to director of programming and original productions at Screambox, Variety has learned.
    William Earl, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The new foreign media legislation, introduced by Likud lawmaker Ariel Kallner and backed by Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition, would make such powers permanent — even outside times of war or national emergency — and remove the requirement for judicial oversight.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
  • In March 2023, the duo conceived the sophomore edition of Prada Frames, a symposium backed by the Italian luxury brand to explore the complex relationship between the natural environment and design.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • On Friday night the Supreme Court granted the request to block full SNAP payments as the case works its way through the courts.
    Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Jennifer and her three surviving co-conspirators were granted an appeal for their first-degree murder charges in May 2023.
    Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Earlier this year, the Scottish government awarded funding to GGI that will be used to mentor 25 young African climate leaders through a year-long fellowship program.
    Erin McMullen, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
  • His work has been awarded the National Magazine Award, the Nelson Algren Award, and a literature fellowship from the National Endowment of the Arts.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Invested (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invested%20%28in%29. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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