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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
Looking back In its first decade, the RDA invested $50 million in the Gary airport, including a runway extension and relocating a rail line.
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
After seven years of work and more than $18 million invested, Harbor Village, a new affordable housing development in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, officially opened its doors in January.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 12 June 2025
Instead of investing hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars into cruel policies, Congress should invest in solutions that uplift all of our communities.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
That came after Cook announced in February that Apple would invest $500 billion in the U.S. over the next four years, a pledge Trump proudly heralded.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 11 June 2025
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
After seven years of work and more than $18 million invested, Harbor Village, a new affordable housing development in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, officially opened its doors in January.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 12 June 2025
Instead of investing hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars into cruel policies, Congress should invest in solutions that uplift all of our communities.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
That came after Cook announced in February that Apple would invest $500 billion in the U.S. over the next four years, a pledge Trump proudly heralded.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 11 June 2025
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His work is suffused with such affection for the edge places where Europe bleeds into its others—Venice, Trieste, Alexandria, Algiers—that the continent becomes all edge.—
Nicholas Dames,
Harpers Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
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Kaunas: Where the Grand Duchy Endures As the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania — one of Europe’s largest and most powerful nations during the Late Middle Ages and early Renaissance — Kaunas is suffused with history.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The actress had then shared an anecdote about the director gifting a pair of traditional French slippers called Charentaises to the entire cast.—
Maelle Beauget-Uhl,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Iconic House, which has houses across France, focuses on families, making sure each site has a playroom with trunks filled with games and toys gifted to kids, plus nannies, teachers, and sports instructors available.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
AFAR Media,
12 June 2025
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And this summer, the calculations have been further complicated by FIFA allowing an additional, earlier short summer window to enable clubs competing in the upcoming Club World Cup to bolster their squads before the tournament.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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There are technologies available that would enable a full platform transition (hypervisor and storage) or a partial transition (keep the VMware hypervisor, but move to alternative storage).—
Bruce Kornfeld,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Excitement reverberated throughout the Santa Clara Youth Soccer Park as city officials unveiled the host city plaque to a crowd of kids clad in cleats and jerseys who were eager to take part in a youth soccer clinic led by former San Jose Earthquakes player Shea Salinas.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
12 June 2025
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In the footsteps of those dancing orphans roamed my students, burnished by tanning beds and clad in tiny shorts.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
11 June 2025
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In the end, Rhodes officially inducts the four magicians into The Eye and becomes their handler for all future performances.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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Octo-hires often get inducted into a position when a company catfishes them, refusing to disclose the full responsibilities of the role.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Imagine an aircraft carrier group besieged by a thousand drones in the Persian Gulf or Arabian Sea.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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The deadly fire is a heartbreaking ending to a life besieged by challenges.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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Phineas and Ferb is officially returning to the Disney Channel after wrapping its fourth season in 2015.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
7 June 2025
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Filming for the two-part live-action adaptation of Wicked wrapped in January 2024.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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More news: Injury Red Flag Pops Up for New Commanders Pickup They're also infused with youth.—
Geoffrey Knox,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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The Puerto Rican duo’s second album — its first in five years — sees co-founders Raquel Berrios and Luis Alfredo del Valle dive deeper into their intimate reflections on modern relationships, infusing stories of romantic struggles with pulsating basslines and dreamy melodies.—
Luisa Calle,
Billboard,
13 June 2025
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“Invest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invest. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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