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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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
In a momentum-flipping, third-quarter play, Southlake Carroll’s punter dropped a snap, and Jeremiah Taylor capitalized, forcing a fumble.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 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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For The Times) UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk’s statement to distance the university from a law school symposium on 9/11 has promoted growing faculty backlash over academic freedom.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
That group has promoted the poll as evidence of Democrat David Jolly’s viability in the governor’s race — despite Republicans’ massive voter registration advantage in the state.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of promoted

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Descano, a former prosecutor for the Obama administration, took office in Fairfax in 2020 as part of a movement of leftist prosecutor candidates backed by megadonor George Soros.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
Defense Minister Israel Katz backed the pardon as humane, while the army’s chief of staff opposed it.

— Cara Anna, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of backed

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The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) granted LAMP Critical Decision-1 (CD-1) approval on June 1, with authorization from the US Deputy Secretary of Energy.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, OpenAI granted a limited window of access to researchers from the nonprofit groups METR and Redwood Research to analyze the Hugging Face breach.

— Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

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