INVESTS (IN) Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

invests (in)

verb

present tense third-person singular of invest (in)

as in promotes

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After the attacks, his brother Jay cofounded 9/11 Day, a nonprofit that promotes a day of service on the anniversary of the tragedy and year-round.

— Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Unifrance, the org that promotes French TV and cinema, could not sugar coat matters.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026

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Rounding out the lineup is a younger generation of American talent, including Jonathan Cohen, whose artful approach to color, print, and materiality grants his collection a thoughtful (yet never overly precious) point of view.

— Camila Quimper, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
That organization awards grants to reduce poverty, stop injustice, and advance human welfare and has awarded about $4 billion across thousands of grants.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of grants

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The bills mainly affect CSU, which awards far more bachelor’s degrees than UC and a smaller share of master’s and doctoral degrees.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
The tour on Monday revealed plans for PGA Tour Charities ahead of the season-ending Tour Championship, which has a $40 million purse that awards $10 million to the winner.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

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His rhetoric echoed late nineteenth-century Midwestern populism, wherein the producer contributes to the nation’s wealth while the rentier and financier siphon from it.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
Alcohol also contributes to oxidative stress, which damages DNA, proteins and cell function and creates inflammation.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

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