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as in stake
a legal right to participation in the advantages, profits, and responsibility of something
all of the workers at the food cooperative have an interest in it
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as in welfare
the state of doing well especially in relation to one's happiness or success
make no mistake: she's determined to act in her own interest in this business deal
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as in firm
a commercial or industrial activity or organization
a multinational corporation with interests on every continent
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as in special interest
a group of people with a common identifying interest that they seek to protect and promote
the contention that the nation's financial interests have too much power
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as in to intrigue
to hold the attention of
the book didn't interest me, so I ended up watching the parade of people on the sidewalk
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Recent Examples of interest
Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Join 165 others in the comments View Comments Time and again the US economy has shaken off recession fears, including in 2022 after the Fed spiked interest rates to fight inflation, and in the summer of 2024 when the unemployment rate started to rise.
—Elisabeth Buchwald and Matt Egan, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
What really interested her were the large brushstrokes in his later works that looked like they had been applied with house painting tools.
—Hilarie M. Sheets, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
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Noun
As credit card balances remain high, financial experts warn that even small changes in interest rates can have a huge effect on consumers.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Join 165 others in the comments View Comments Time and again the US economy has shaken off recession fears, including in 2022 after the Fed spiked interest rates to fight inflation, and in the summer of 2024 when the unemployment rate started to rise.
—Elisabeth Buchwald and Matt Egan, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
If neither of those roster players interest the Avalanche, the return could center around future assets that could be used to replace Mittelstadt in a separate trade.
—Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
What really interested her were the large brushstrokes in his later works that looked like they had been applied with house painting tools.
—Hilarie M. Sheets, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interest
Noun
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But with a personal stake in so many small-college men’s basketball games, the old coach has had to figure it out.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
6 Mar. 2025
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By folding his candidacy, the judge said, Stevens had no stake in the election and thus lacked legal standing.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Mar. 2025
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This misallocation of resources results in productive inefficiency and a deadweight loss — a reduction in overall economic welfare that benefits neither producers nor consumers.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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The counterfeit bill contains the racial slur, an offensive caricature of a Black person and references to anti-Black stereotypes surrounding alcoholism and reliance on government welfare.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacramento Bee,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The consultant, Glastonbury architectural firm SLAM, will base its designs for 450 Columbus on the average state worker spending three days a week in the office, taking into account that some spend large blocks of time in the field and that cubicles can be shared.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2025
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American firm Firefly Aerospace, which livestreamed the descent of its Blue Ghost lunar lander, said the craft arrived on the moon's surface at 3:34 a.m. EST.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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California taxpayers will be watching to see if HSR’s special interest supporters try to repurpose other state funds to keep the high-speed rail project on life support.—
Jon Coupal,
Orange County Register,
15 Feb. 2025
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Musk has also taken a special interest in Germany, where Tesla has one of its gigafactories.—
John Hyatt,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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His decision to include Brown — not just via a sample, but by crediting him — will certainly intrigue many younger listeners, and potentially turn them onto Brown’s discography.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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If you’re intrigued by Buddhist philosophy or the neuroscience of mindfulness, geek out.—
Carolyn L. Todd,
SELF,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In a virtual news conference on Monday, Newsom announced that cities and counties that do not meet certain benchmarks — such as closing more encampments and finalizing plans to build more housing — could lose out on their share of hundreds of millions of dollars in future state homelessness grants.—
Ethan Varian,
The Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2025
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Analysts expect quarterly revenue of slightly more than $8 billion and earnings per share of 13 cents.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Her fashion label now includes ready-to-wear fashion, eyewear, and leather goods.—
Kalia Richardson,
Rolling Stone,
25 Feb. 2025
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However, the potential for an increase in goods prices due to higher tariffs could add to near-term goods inflation.—
Chris Gunster,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Then his allies acquired all major media companies and transformed them into state propaganda outlets.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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Overall, however, car manufacturers are likely to be investing less, not more, in the U.S. Uncertainty encourages consumers and companies to cut back, not spend (consumer confidence fell by the most in nearly four years last month).—
The Editors,
National Review,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interest. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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