investing

present participle of invest
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as in inducting
to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies the beloved actor was finally invested as a knight by the queen

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as in besieging
to surround (as a fortified place) with armed forces for the purpose of capturing or preventing commerce and communication the city was mercilessly invested for an entire year, but never fell

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Recent Examples of investing The company hired its first community manager this year and has been investing more directly in its relationship with consumers. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026 Collectibles are also becoming more accepted as an alternative investing asset class. — Joe D'allegro, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026 Regan and his team finished drafting the initiative and began investing union funds in signature-gathering. — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026 Lujan Grisham also weighed in on the criticism that the Democratic Governors Association has received for not investing more in the Texas gubernatorial race. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026 In general, this strategy requires investing qualifying capital gains rather than the entire proceeds from the sale. — D. Scott Kenik, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 The total amount Amazon is investing also doesn’t seem like much compared to what the company has spent. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026 Modern medicine should continue investing heavily in genomics, molecular biology, and artificial intelligence. — Subramaniam C. Krishnan, STAT, 28 Sep. 2026 In November 2025, Abbott announced Google was investing $40 billion into Texas. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026
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Verb
  • The threat of shattered glass if the bottle breaks, the subsequent odor suffusing all the items in your carryon, liquids seeping dangerously close to electronics—none of it sounds like a good idea.
    — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
  • But Pete took the idea one step further, taking the organization’s iconic symbol — the star — and suffusing it with a deeper meaning.
    — Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Imagination Library has reached families across the United States and in Canada, Britain, Australia and Ireland, gifting more than 300 million free books.
    — Maggie Penman, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2026
  • And the most interesting aspect of Sunday’s game was that one play could have possibly turned the tide of the game in Miami’s favor, but the game’s officials ended up gifting-wrapping it for the Chiefs.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026
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  • Biomimetic propulsion creates a smooth laminar flow, enabling stealthy underwater mapping and long-term marine life monitoring.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
  • An example of a successful investment would be an enterprise that grows 10 times within three to four years, enabling it to be sold to a larger company.
    — Frank Williamson, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • His work finds a means of using technology, engineering, and performance to ask what a garment might be capable of beyond simply clothing the body.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Not feeding the hungry, not tending to the sick, not clothing the naked, not welcoming the refugee.
    — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
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  • Snoop also had the honor of inducting Pac into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2026
  • As the son of a Bears legend, Payton grew up in the public eye, inducting his father into the NFL Hall of Fame as a 12-year-old in 1993.
    — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
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  • Israeli police have not announced any arrests or charges against any settler allegedly involved in besieging the Palestinian homes and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not publicly commented on the incident.
    — Reuters, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Israeli settlers have been besieging homes in the Palestinian village of Qusra for more than a week, with the Israeli military failing to end the violent intimidation campaign.
    — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • That season premiered in December 2025, wrapping in March of this year; Bravo has still not shared its plans for the future of the mainstay Vanderpump Rules.
    — McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Human wellness devices have normalized the format, whether that means wearing it, sitting under it or wrapping it on, and pet owners increasingly expect the same tools for their animals.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026
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  • But also tell me about infusing the character with some of your sense of humor and comedic timing.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Those perfectly pungent elements rip through the savory pastrami perfectly, infusing every bite with a slightly prickly tang.
    — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2026

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“Investing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/investing. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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