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1
as in enabled
to give official or legal power to
"By the power vested in me by the state," intoned the minister, "I now pronounce that you are married"
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as in handed
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
vested the power to access their retirement accounts with their attorney
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as in granted
to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly
the U.S. Constitution vests the power to declare war with Congress
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Recent Examples of vested
Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
Bitcoin’s inherent technical strengths, combined with institutions’ vested interest in its success, position it to evolve into essential infrastructure that powers global markets.
—Luke Xie, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Its day-to-day management is vested in other hands.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Holliday has a vested interest in the Rockies’ future success because his son Ethan was drafted by them with the fourth overall pick of the MLB draft in July.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
Bitcoin’s inherent technical strengths, combined with institutions’ vested interest in its success, position it to evolve into essential infrastructure that powers global markets.
—Luke Xie, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
Prior Plan Tesla investors in 2018 voted to award Musk a package of stock options that vested upon meeting certain milestones widely viewed at the time as moonshots.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Its day-to-day management is vested in other hands.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
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Verb
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What changed modern warfare was not necessarily the most advanced weapon per se, but rather that the Sherman enabled large-scale mechanized operations, thanks to its ease of production, repair, logistics support, and global deployment across multiple theaters.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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This operational discipline enabled the company to pursue projects with tight timelines or unusual spatial constraints, assignments that often commanded premium pricing due to their complexity and precision requirements.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Days later the president handed a full and unconditional pardon to Changpeng Zhao, the former CEO of Binance, who pleaded guilty to money laundering charges.—
NPR,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
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He just got booed at a football game, and voters handed Democrats huge victories in Tuesday’s election.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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On Friday night the Supreme Court granted the request to block full SNAP payments as the case works its way through the courts.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Jennifer and her three surviving co-conspirators were granted an appeal for their first-degree murder charges in May 2023.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Christian has relied on Medicaid to pay for the home health nurses and caregivers to maneuver the device to get from the bed to his wheelchair, showered, clothed and fed.—
Beth Warren,
Nashville Tennessean,
19 Aug. 2025
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The Department of Justice is empowered under the federal securities laws to protect the integrity of the American capital markets by enforcing the securities laws and regulations.—
Samidh Guha,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025
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When people see concrete evidence that leadership is investing in their capability–and not just deploying technology for its own sake–they’ll shift from feeling threatened to feeling empowered.—
Feon Ang,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Knighthoods, conferred by the sovereign, represent one of the highest forms of national recognition for service and excellence.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Knighthoods are typically conferred by the sovereign and are among the highest honors.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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Roseman has authorized nine trades since the beginning of training camp, the most in his 16-year tenure.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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Trump has authorized the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to carry out covert operations in the country and has left the door firmly open to unspecified land operations.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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The remains will be transferred to Israel and to the national forensic institute for identification.—
NPR,
NPR,
9 Nov. 2025
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Investigators also found that thousands of dollars had been successfully transferred from Tammy's bank account to Tara's Cash App account.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Vested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vested. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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