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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
Arkansas Online, 18 May 2026
And China has its own vested interest in a free and open waterway, where nearly 50% of the country’s crude oil imports pass through each day.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Rose Evans
updated March 30, Idaho Statesman, 30 Mar. 2026
Or should that power be vested in the hands of the government?
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Those laws sought to alter the reporting structure for the secretary or the directors in violation of Amendment 33 of the Arkansas Constitution, which protects the vested powers of constitutional boards, like the Board of Corrections, from usurpation by the governor, the General Assembly or both.
—Arkansas Online, 18 May 2026
And China has its own vested interest in a free and open waterway, where nearly 50% of the country’s crude oil imports pass through each day.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Verb
That bill would have given cities the option to keep hiring and firing authority vested with their library boards or transfer it to their city councils.
—Rose Evans
updated March 30, Idaho Statesman, 30 Mar. 2026
Or should that power be vested in the hands of the government?
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vested
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And even when the original clips of viral moments are authentic, they’re increasingly used as a launching point for embellished narratives and AI content – to capture an invested audience.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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The program has enabled 17,000 upgrades in Maryland, including 10,500 in key areas near the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coast.—
CBS Baltimore Staff,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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The Flow’s higher resolution is enabled by a new open-source display controller board called Enchanter.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
18 June 2026
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Babies are handed six-shooters before the butt slap.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2026
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Police said that Tree was on the list of passengers handed to aviation authorities, but have not been able to identify the bodies of those killed in the crash.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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But Swiss coach Murat Yakin certainly isn’t taking anything for granted.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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Sakahara is believed to be only the second person granted a posthumous trial in post-war Japan.—
Yumi Asada,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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The rest of the slideshow included four (clothed) mirror selfies and a close-up shot of a butter yellow sink.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
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That is, until one of the semi-clothed workmen and his thick muscles catch her eye.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
4 Dec. 2025
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Rocket's Changing the Course Initiative connected thousands of Detroit households to the internet and empowered local organizations to help Detroiters make the most of it.—
Jack Springgate,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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When clear, consistent information about their activity is provided, bettors are more empowered to make informed decisions about their play, which helps keep it recreational.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
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Immigration advocates and lawyers said the hurricane season is just an excuse and not the real reason why the detainees have been transferred.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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Over the past weeks, family members and advocates have said that immigrants being held there had been moved to other Florida immigration facilities, such as Krome North Processing Center and Miami FDC, or transferred out of state.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
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The first generation, dominant from the early 2000s into the 2010s, produced passive nanostructures, materials whose nanoscale architecture conferred enhanced but static properties.—
Dr. Samer Taha,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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The game was abandoned with no further play following Eriksen's collapse after the referee conferred with staff and players from both teams.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
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“Vested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vested. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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