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as in suffusing
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle
invested the film with his own enthusiasm for the wonders of flight
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as in gifting
to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute
a woman invested with the strong desire to make the world a better place
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as in enabling
to give official or legal power to
invested him with power of attorney
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as in clothing
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
a fashion designer who has invested a number of the winners of the best actress award
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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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as in wrapping
to surround or cover closely
nightfall invested the land
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Recent Examples of investing
The company racing to build artificial general intelligence is investing heavily in the most fundamentally human asset - its brand.
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Steven Wolfe Pereira, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
In recent years, industry leaders have been investing directly in maritime transport to secure export capacity.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
By understanding these new dynamics and by taking an informed approach, both beginners and veterans in the gold space can better position themselves for investing success.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Nvidia is investing $2 billion in cloud computing provider CoreWeave to boost the buildout of data centers, which are set to become a central political focus in the US this year.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Everyone is investing and getting engaged in AI.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 8 Jan. 2026
Practice restraint by knowing when to turn around, even after investing significant time and effort.
—Outside, 8 Jan. 2026
On the other hand, mayors and city leaders formed powerful alliances to sell voters on investing hundreds of millions of dollars into the National Western Complex, and voters typically responded with generosity.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Beyond the political uncertainty, this situation might prevent oil companies from investing.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
Steven Wolfe Pereira, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
In recent years, industry leaders have been investing directly in maritime transport to secure export capacity.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
By understanding these new dynamics and by taking an informed approach, both beginners and veterans in the gold space can better position themselves for investing success.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Nvidia is investing $2 billion in cloud computing provider CoreWeave to boost the buildout of data centers, which are set to become a central political focus in the US this year.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Everyone is investing and getting engaged in AI.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 8 Jan. 2026
Practice restraint by knowing when to turn around, even after investing significant time and effort.
—Outside, 8 Jan. 2026
On the other hand, mayors and city leaders formed powerful alliances to sell voters on investing hundreds of millions of dollars into the National Western Complex, and voters typically responded with generosity.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Beyond the political uncertainty, this situation might prevent oil companies from investing.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for investing
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Your energetic 5th house hosts the meeting of Mercury and Pluto, suffusing your hobbies with cosmic delight.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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Rafiq suspected that the anxiety suffusing the market had made any pickpockets unlikely to be scoping out potential shoppers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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In other words, gifting from your IRA isn’t as seamless as making a qualified charitable distribution from your IRA or naming someone as a beneficiary of your IRA.—
Christine Benz,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The Supreme Court's ruling will ultimately determine if the collection of the funds was constitutional, thus either allowing or preventing the president from gifting Americans the money generated.—
Josh Kelly,
Oklahoman,
3 Feb. 2026
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Modular software drives robots The platform emphasizes that software can evolve independently of hardware, enabling robots to learn new tasks and improve over time.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Jan. 2026
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Late season demand was addressed through DTC retail and online channels, enabling DTC revenue up 5 percent and a wholesale revenue gain of 4 percent, both compared to year-ago levels.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
30 Jan. 2026
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San Jose celebrated another set of sports heroes Thursday night at SAP Center, inducting the 30th class into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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Mayor Josh Huddlestun administered the oath of office, officially inducting the recruits into the department.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Aug. 2025
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Israel tried to take over Gaza City before in this war, besieging it and launching raids in its streets, but tens of thousands of people remained.—
Aya Batrawy,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
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And while politicians know that there are costs to besieging an independent central bank – financial markets may react negatively or inflation may flare up – short-term control of a powerful policy tool can prove irresistible.—
Ana Carolina Garriga,
The Conversation,
26 Aug. 2025
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Scandal ran for seven seasons, wrapping in April 2018.—
Starr Rocque,
PEOPLE,
3 Feb. 2026
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Cut to a massive stadium packed with fans, and Pepsi logos, and a hilarious re-creation of the Coldplay kiss-cam fiasco as the male bear hugs his pop paramour from behind, wrapping his arms around her as the both hold cans.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
30 Jan. 2026
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The flavorful new option is made by infusing the clean taste of Absolut vodka with the heat and aroma that comes from the peppers used to make the South’s most famous hot sauce.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
28 Jan. 2026
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This is how the living assist the imaginations of the dead, infusing reality with fiction and altering the meaning of a city.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping and the junta chief Min Aung Hlaing met in Moscow in May to discuss cooperation, endowing the junta with an air of global legitimacy.—
Dan Swift,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Sep. 2025
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In the past, people would even be buried under the khata porch, endowing the doorway with an important spiritual and ritual significance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Investing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/investing. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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