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as in sieges
the cutting off of an area by military means to stop the flow of people or supplies
the investment of Cuba was one of the decisive moments in the Cuban Missile Crisis
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as in inaugurations
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization
the investment of a new diocesan bishop is typically a grand and solemn occasion
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Recent Examples of investments
Democrats Sheldon Whitehouse and Brendan Boyle have introduced the Fair Share Act, which would require Americans earning over $400,000 to pay Social Security taxes on all income above that threshold, including wages, self-employment, and investments.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
MongoDB's investments will mainly focus on developer awareness, research & development and its sales force.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
Two of the most prominent examples of Nvidia’s web of circuitous investments are OpenAI and Coreweave.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Similar manuscripts were now coming into their own as investments.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund recently dropped several Israeli investments.
—Claire Cameron, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Long-term solutions may involve investments in affordable housing and community land trusts to provide sustainable options for low-income families.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
The concurrent efforts in testing, sustainment preparation and infrastructure investments clearly illustrate our commitment to providing unmatched capabilities to deter and defeat threats well into the future.
—New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025
Strategic decisions made now, around technology investments, partnerships, and customer education, could determine whether a bank remains competitive in a world increasingly defined by digital currency frameworks.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
MongoDB's investments will mainly focus on developer awareness, research & development and its sales force.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
Two of the most prominent examples of Nvidia’s web of circuitous investments are OpenAI and Coreweave.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Similar manuscripts were now coming into their own as investments.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund recently dropped several Israeli investments.
—Claire Cameron, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Long-term solutions may involve investments in affordable housing and community land trusts to provide sustainable options for low-income families.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
The concurrent efforts in testing, sustainment preparation and infrastructure investments clearly illustrate our commitment to providing unmatched capabilities to deter and defeat threats well into the future.
—New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025
Strategic decisions made now, around technology investments, partnerships, and customer education, could determine whether a bank remains competitive in a world increasingly defined by digital currency frameworks.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for investments
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Climb the fortress trail to San Giovanni—a crumbling hilltop citadel that once guarded the city from Ottoman sieges—where the vistas stretch like a myth across fjord-like waters.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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So in the worst sieges in Syria, people could smuggle themselves in and out.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2025
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In response, local tourism companies clashed, generating blockades and halting services that marooned global travelers in Aguas Calientes, the remote gateway town where buses snake through the Andes toward the 15th-century Inca citadel.—
Mark Johanson,
Outside,
25 Sep. 2025
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Capable of holding up to 1,500 tons of water, these cavernous containers would’ve been vital to the survival of a city that had few natural sources of H2O — especially when Alexander the Great was mounting blockades.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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The success of Vacation led to additional installments — most notably European Vacation, Christmas Vacation, and Vegas Vacation — and, of course, Hughes became a writer-director-producer of essential 1980s films like The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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Nvidia's investment in OpenAI, which will be paid out in installments over several years, will help the startup build out data centers that are based around its GPUs.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
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There will also be live music performances and live art installations.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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State regulators and utilities contend that without safeguards, rooftop installations can increase energy costs.—
Ivan Penn,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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This includes initiations of Nike , Cisco Systems , and Boeing, while exiting Coterra Energy altogether.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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In Ireland’s largest diocese of Dublin, nearly twice as many adults were baptized this Easter as a year earlier, many of them young adults who were new to the country, church leaders said, while London’s Archdiocese of Westminster had the largest number of adult baptisms this Easter since 2018.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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These passages were for milestones and everyday celebrations, such as baby dedications, baptisms, and weddings.—
Ronny Maye,
Essence,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Investments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/investments. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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