as in invested
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1
as in empowered
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
Rick Calabrese, Esq., Cpa, Co-Founder Of Advisory Firm Commonwealth M&a, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2025
Reality check: Visa has a vested interest in ensuring that fraud doesn't continue to target their customers or its own platforms.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
And since the league is owned by its players, everyone involved has a vested interest in its success.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Further, the United States would have a tangible vested interest in preventing a second Russian invasion from ever happening.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2025
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Companies are prohibited from moving or removing funds that are already contributed by employees, and all vested benefits are secured.
—Rick Calabrese, Esq., Cpa, Co-Founder Of Advisory Firm Commonwealth M&a, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2025
Reality check: Visa has a vested interest in ensuring that fraud doesn't continue to target their customers or its own platforms.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
And since the league is owned by its players, everyone involved has a vested interest in its success.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Further, the United States would have a tangible vested interest in preventing a second Russian invasion from ever happening.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vested
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When those decisions are made as a multi-disciplinary team and everyone’s involved and empowered, the player can’t help but feel supported.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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The document doesn’t specify whether agents have been empowered to detain individuals based solely on these physical characteristics.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Stars and Golden Knights crushed them in late March, and the Devils handed them another two losses.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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As a result, Italy has reportedly handed Meta a bill for €900 million, with smaller claims lodged against the parent companies of X and LinkedIn.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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The source was granted anonymity to speak about classified matters.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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Adams granted the motion to withdraw on Tuesday.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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This move not only improved processing speeds substantially but also enabled seamless AI and analytics integration.—
Gowtham Chilakapati,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The fast turnaround was no doubt enabled by landing the booster back near the launch site, speeding the process of inspecting and refurbishing the rocket.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
21 Mar. 2025
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And during his four years in office, President Carter often conferred with Ford, Hochman tells PEOPLE, by seeking his advice and support and keeping him informed of certain executive goings-on.—
Virginia Chamlee,
People.com,
30 Dec. 2024
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This number should be zero or close to it if herd immunity existed, which refers to the protection conferred onto a community against a contagious disease when a certain percentage of the population becomes immune.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
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The Yorkville Police Department Investigations Division, along with the Kendall County Cooperative Police Assistance Team, were authorized on Thursday to record communications with Hellenthal, according to the release.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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The school board has authorized sending a request for proposals to search firms that will help select a new superintendent, according to Donahue’s message.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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This involves distinguishing between the data plane, where information is transferred, and the control plane, which governs processes without directly handling the data itself.—
Taylor Brown,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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The three were transferred to another hospital.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Jan. 2025
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Presidential tariff authority exists only through powers delegated by Congress, but those delegations were never intended to permit unilateral executive restructuring of the entire global trading system.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Officer Haley Buck located the remaining squirrels behind a toilet in the apartment’s bathroom and delegated Poarch to capture them using the basket, the footage shows.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Vested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vested. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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