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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
The conference will also invest approximately $400,000 in technology upgrades to support replay, in-game video, and coach-to-player communication.
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Parent company of the New York Stock Exchange recently invested $2 billion in Polymarket.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
For a regime that will need to construct its roster through the draft to start off, Sullivan could foreseeably invest his first draft pick on one of this year’s best cornerback or safety prospects.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
The company has invested $10 billion to stand up its internet-from-space service.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Parent company of the New York Stock Exchange recently invested $2 billion in Polymarket.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
For a regime that will need to construct its roster through the draft to start off, Sullivan could foreseeably invest his first draft pick on one of this year’s best cornerback or safety prospects.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
The company has invested $10 billion to stand up its internet-from-space service.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invest
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Your energetic 5th house hosts the meeting of Mercury and Pluto, suffusing your hobbies with cosmic delight.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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Reid seemed to truly believe, despite the partisanship that suffused the column, that the Senate had been badly damaged.—
Jon Ralston,
The Atlantic,
18 Jan. 2026
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Soon thereafter, a gear fishing pal of yours gifted you an old, unused fly rod, and that totally grabs a hold of you and completely directs the rest of your life.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Over the years, cricketers were gifted all kinds of headwear, from a straw hat to a green felt, feathered Tyrolean hat.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2026
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Overall, the system aims to prioritize safety, enable worker collaboration, and maintain regulatory compliance without limiting work areas.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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The way the service will work is that once a connection is made, the person with the T-Mobile account enters a few digits on their phone (*87* to be exact) and that will enable the real-time translation service on the network.—
Bob O'Donnell,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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But the monks, clad in saffron and maroon robes, soon became unexpected celebrities.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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The latter posed up a storm at The Metropolitan Opera in Lincoln Center, clad in a bold, texture-heavy outfit featuring suede boots.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Last year, he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame with Earthquake.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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He has been inducted into several halls of fame as a player and coach.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
10 Feb. 2026
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The Adams administration was besieged with corruption at every level—the Blackness of the perpetrators was of no solace.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, Don Lemon also enjoyed a standing ovation and was besieged by people all night to express their gratitude and support after he was arrested and charged for an anti-ICE protest just two days before.—
Rob LeDonne,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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According to BofA estimates, nearly a fifth of that action came via parlays—multi-leg sequences familiar to sportsbook customers but now wrapped in the language of derivatives and trading.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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The head straps are made of elastic and wrap around the back of your head instead of looping over your ears like most standard masks.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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The resulting menu infuses Asian flavors into coffee drinks.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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His live-wire performance, seemingly inspired by numerous previous screen depictions of psychopathic bad guys, infuses the proceedings with welcome kinetic energy.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Invest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invest. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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