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as in to suffuse
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle
invested the film with his own enthusiasm for the wonders of flight
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as in to gift
to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute
a woman invested with the strong desire to make the world a better place
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as in to enable
to give official or legal power to
invested him with power of attorney
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as in to clothe
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
a fashion designer who has invested a number of the winners of the best actress award
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as in to induct
to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies
the beloved actor was finally invested as a knight by the queen
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as in to besiege
to surround (as a fortified place) with armed forces for the purpose of capturing or preventing commerce and communication
the city was mercilessly invested for an entire year, but never fell
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as in to wrap
to surround or cover closely
nightfall invested the land
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Recent Examples of invest
While Washington imposes arbitrary budget caps that fail to provide the military with growth above inflation to confront these growing global challenges, China has consistently invested real growth into its military year-after-year.
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Todd Harrison, TIME, 7 Dec. 2024
The American dream is at risk The American dream of buying a house – putting down roots, investing a little sweat equity and watching the nest egg steadily grow – is in peril, reports my colleague Andrea Riquier.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
One step organizations can take is integrating advanced analytics to help enhance their operating models and plan and invest strategically to capitalize on customer demand for recycled or lower carbon-intensive products.
—Jeffrey Skelton, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Amazon will invest another $4 billion in the startup Anthropic, adding to the more than $8 billion that the tech giant has poured into the OpenAI rival over the past 14 months.
—John Kell, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
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Todd Harrison, TIME, 7 Dec. 2024
The American dream is at risk The American dream of buying a house – putting down roots, investing a little sweat equity and watching the nest egg steadily grow – is in peril, reports my colleague Andrea Riquier.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
One step organizations can take is integrating advanced analytics to help enhance their operating models and plan and invest strategically to capitalize on customer demand for recycled or lower carbon-intensive products.
—Jeffrey Skelton, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Amazon will invest another $4 billion in the startup Anthropic, adding to the more than $8 billion that the tech giant has poured into the OpenAI rival over the past 14 months.
—John Kell, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invest
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Daylight suffuses some spaces and is banished from others.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Dec. 2024
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The oven’s smoke suffuses the flame-orange flesh of sweet, tiny beets piled in a quasi-salad atop a swoop of garlicky potato purée.Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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The clip later shows that the star was then joined by her twins, Moroccan and Monroe, both 13, who gift their mom a celebratory bouquet of flowers in honor of her achievement in a rare public appearance.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Things will get busy, but spending a little time on the front end can make gifting more manageable and less time-consuming when the holiday season is in full swing.Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
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This organic growth has enabled the company to scale without relying on traditional advertising.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Deeper Emotional Insights: BCIs could measure emotional responses to campaigns, enabling marketers to fine-tune their strategies based on real-time feedback.Jason Snyder, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Allu Arjun displays charming talent in the film and his most impressive performance comes twice in the film - both times, he is seen clad in a saree and involve intense fight sequences.Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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One by one, however, as the event’s end time inched near, attendees headed back down to the posh hotel’s lobby—those clad in the brand’s new garb surely among the best dressed in the establishment.Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
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Moss was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Patty was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2004 and dubbed an Indiana Living Legend in 2007.Justin L. Mack, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
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In spring 2013, as the suffering and despair spread, al-Abbasi and her husband made a small but generous donation to a family from a city besieged by the government.Salma Abdelaziz, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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The hero is a guy named Kash who valiantly rises to the defense of King Donald, who’s being besieged by Hillary Queenton.Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
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Sure, amid the flurry of finding gifts and wrapping everything elaborately, who has time to stack meringues and glue them together with buttercream?Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024
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Then wrap the dough around each chocolate ball and bake; the cookies spread and collapse around the chocolate.Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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Back when successful broadcast sitcoms were primarily multicams with broad punchlines and characterizations, Lawrence was steering Scrubs through bouts of medical zaniness infused with heartbreak.Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
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Dubai Chocolate Bar Middle Eastern luxury in dessert form, this chocolate bar infused with saffron and cardamom brought global flavors to the forefront.Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Invest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invest. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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