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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
Lautaro Grinspan, AJC.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Lamont has publicly expressed interest in expanding the capacity of one or more pipelines running through New York into Connecticut, often drawing criticism from environmental groups who want to wean the state off of natural gas.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
Peter Larsen, Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
But that Kalshi will be able to interest its droves of sports bettors in other markets is by no means guaranteed.
—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
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Noun
In a statement shared last month with the AJC, a PNK Group spokesperson said several potential buyers had expressed interest in the warehouse.
—Lautaro Grinspan, AJC.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Lamont has publicly expressed interest in expanding the capacity of one or more pipelines running through New York into Connecticut, often drawing criticism from environmental groups who want to wean the state off of natural gas.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
Things that interested me as a child, as a teenager and as a young adult still interest me.
—Peter Larsen, Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
But that Kalshi will be able to interest its droves of sports bettors in other markets is by no means guaranteed.
—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interest
Noun
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FedEx and private equity investor Advent International will both each own 37 percent of shares in the company, with investment firms A&R and PPF holding 16 percent and 10 percent stakes, respectively.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
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Providence took the place of two prior investors, RedBird Capital and Madrone Capital Partners, who took ownership stakes in sports teams — football club AC Milan and the NFL’s Denver Broncos — and as such couldn’t own a stake in a sports talent representation firm.—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Castro was an activist who was a part of Milwaukee's welfare rights movement.—
Alyssa N. Salcedo,
jsonline.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Because those services were voluntary, however, parents often skipped or refused the services, and faced little consequence from the child welfare department.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Proponents of banning firms such as Blackstone from buying single-family homes, many of whom are on the Left and populist Right, argue that those investors are crowding out the market for homebuyers.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Feb. 2026
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The company’s online sales and wholesale operations will transition to a different firm called Outdoor 5 LLC, allowing e-commerce to remain available.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Enacting government reforms like congressional term limits, banning stock trading and overturning citizens united would make congress members more accountable to the people and less likely to play partisan games to appease special interest groups.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Feb. 2026
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Trump’s frustration with Canada has set the tone, and self-serving special interests have magnified his clarion call.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
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For several months, a mysterious sign displayed in the windows of vacant storefront in Shorewood has intrigued passersby along Capitol Drive.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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The dancing and costumes took me back to being a young teen watching the airbrushed sultriness of early-2000s MTV and being intrigued by the world that allegedly existed somewhere outside my home.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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The share of Americans who report being satisfied with their current lives is also the second-lowest in the survey’s history — higher only than the percentage recorded in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Alphabet and Meta shares are each up 3% this year.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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That deal would enable free trade on almost all goods between the EU's 27 members and India, covering everything from textiles to medicines and bringing down high import taxes for European wine and cars.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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These hubs will offer no more than 20 basic goods at low prices, meaning things like food and essentials will always be available nearby for anyone.—
Mansoor Shams,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Feb. 2026
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Estée Lauder is suing Walmart in federal court alleging that the retailer sold counterfeit versions of the cosmetic company's fragrance and skin care products in its online store.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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The data center will match 100 percent of its electricity use with clean energy, according to the company.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interest. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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