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 Mamdani administration has taken encouraging steps, including offering free naloxone by mail through its Just in Case campaign and investing $12 million to train and employ 500 additional peer specialists. Joel Teron, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026 For Maryland nurses, aides, teachers and service workers, that can mean the difference between investing a small amount from each paycheck and staying locked out of wealth-building opportunities entirely. Michael Faulkender, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2026 Index funds lowered the barriers to entry, making investing easy and cheap and helped encourage people to invest earlier. Medora Lee, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 Companies are investing, supply is low and stock prices are high, these companies are evidence of that. Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 Venture capital is responding by investing heavily in hospitality technology, particularly property management systems, which attracted over $1 billion. Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Now, Tokyo is investing elsewhere to shore up future supplies. Katie Silver, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026 That includes federal funds as well as states investing more money directly to school districts to make their own decisions on how to invest in school safety, DePaoli said. Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026 Wagering on whether the Huskies cover the spread on Saturday is not investing, no matter how sleek the interface. Emily Stack, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for investing
Verb
  • 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
  • Cowin has brought the tradition up to date beginning in the late 1970s by suffusing her work with the look and feel of cinema and television (close-ups, storyboard-style progression), and the centering of women’s experience in the narrative.
    Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
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  • Her philanthropy centered heavily on her home region, from the Dollywood Foundation and Imagination Library, a book gifting program that mails free books to children, to disaster relief and education initiatives.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Parton, who died Tuesday at 80, was the consummate business executive behind Dollywood, the mastermind behind a book-gifting program, the philanthropic giant whose donation helped spur the Moderna vaccine for the coronavirus.
    Ethan Beck, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • This week, there was a major breakthrough when DNA provided by her sister, Burks, was determined to be a match, enabling investigators to finally identify the 1995 victim as Lydia.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Unlike conventional lithium-ion cells, these batteries replace the liquid electrolyte with a solid ceramic material, potentially enabling higher energy density and improved reliability.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
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  • Not feeding the hungry, not tending to the sick, not clothing the naked, not welcoming the refugee.
    Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
  • This is like inviting a homeless person into your home, sheltering them, feeding them, clothing them, educating them, and having that person's confidant leak that the newly comfortable person doesn't think less of you.
    Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 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
Verb
  • 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
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  • And Bryan is wrapping his model in gray and pink chiffon because … there is no because.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • RoboCop extends Stevens’ relationship with Amazon MGM Studios after recently wrapping production on a series adaptation of John le Carré’s Legacy of Spies for the studio’s platform MGM+ and BBC.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
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  • To celebrate this milestone anniversary, Armani Beauty updated the formula for mature skin, infusing it with skincare ingredients that help to keep complexions luminous and plump during wear.
    Beth Sobol, Flow Space, 26 Aug. 2026
  • As the significance of the whole project to Leigh became clear, O’Flynn found that grief infusing the work.
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026

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“Investing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/investing. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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