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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
In the comments, many agreed that the bride was unreasonable and hypocritical to expect her friends to invest significant time, energy and money into her multiple wedding celebrations when she couldn't be bothered to travel for another friend's event.
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Erin Clack, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Dallas and Alta invested energy in civic and religious activities.
—Dana Oland, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2025
While the monthly check would be smaller, investing it in the stock market — historically averaging a 10% annual return — could potentially offset the reduction.
—Victoria E. Freile, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Customers can spend as little as $7 to fix their Ikea knives or splurge $1,000 for a wedding present of one-of-a-kind handcrafted knives and cutting boards or invest $200 to restore a Filipino bolo knife that belonged to a family member.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
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Erin Clack, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Dallas and Alta invested energy in civic and religious activities.
—Dana Oland, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2025
While the monthly check would be smaller, investing it in the stock market — historically averaging a 10% annual return — could potentially offset the reduction.
—Victoria E. Freile, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Customers can spend as little as $7 to fix their Ikea knives or splurge $1,000 for a wedding present of one-of-a-kind handcrafted knives and cutting boards or invest $200 to restore a Filipino bolo knife that belonged to a family member.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
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Today, jazz suffuses the city so completely that the genre is embedded in funeral traditions here, as brass bands often accompany mourners from the church to the cemetery in a celebratory display.—
Nicholas DeRenzo,
AFAR Media,
21 Mar. 2025
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The rhythmic and narrative thrust of Khan’s Kathak suffuses everything.—
Jennifer Homans,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Are there trusts or future gifting plans to consider?—
Larry Light,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Daffy Taffy Amy Sedaris’s wellness mogul character Bethany Welles gifts the captain and crew her special saltwater taffy … which turns out to have psilocybin in it, causing the first mate to trip balls just as the Odyssey finds itself in the eye of a hurricane.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2025
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Indians generally revere elephants and tolerate a great deal of hardship to enable coexistence—about 500 humans are killed due to human-elephant conflict annually there.—
Nitin Sekar,
ArsTechnica,
5 Apr. 2025
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The extreme sacrifice that drives the exploding ants spotlights nature’s ability to enable survival at all costs.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The en suite bath, clad in fine stone and stained silver oak, includes a rain-steam shower and a separate water closet.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
3 Apr. 2025
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Martinez, clad only in his boxers, was arrested and hit with numerous gun possession charges.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2025
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The Who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2025
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He was inducted into the National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum in 2019 for his impressive cultural contributions to TV and film.—
Chris Snellgrove,
EW.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Their Big Three of Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Paul George were besieged by injuries, which limited them to only 294 minutes together all year.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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But he has been besieged by injuries and no longer appears on The Athletic’s list of the Giants’ top 20 prospects or MLB.com’s list of their top 30.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Cheese Sticks Individually wrapped cheese sticks are a portable, high-protein snack option that can be paired with other high-protein foods, like eggs and turkey sticks.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
8 Apr. 2025
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Formed from improved and ultra-stable memory foam, wrapped in high-quality synthetic leather, the ear pads eradicate foam rolling to ensure a more consistent fit and longer service life.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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That shared culture of confidence naturally infused people with social courage, a venturing spirit.—
David Brooks,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Or try this Southwest Texas ceramic planter, $15.99 at Walmart, for a chance to infuse more color into your room.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Invest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invest. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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