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as in suffused
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 gifted
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 enabled
to give official or legal power to
invested him with power of attorney
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as in clothed
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 inducted
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 besieged
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 wrapped
to surround or cover closely
nightfall invested the land
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Recent Examples of invested
Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 22 May 2026
Many manufacturers invested heavily in connected equipment and data collection, only to discover that collecting data and extracting value from it are entirely different challenges.
—Joel Scutchfield, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Congress also invested deeply in global-health-security programs at the CDC, USAID, the State Department, and the Department of Defense, greatly accelerating the world’s collective capacity to detect and stop outbreaks early.
—Stephanie Psaki, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026
California has invested heavily in battery storage, which, my colleague Hayley Smith reported, grew more than 3,000% from 500 megawatts in 2020 to more than 15,700 megawatts in 2025.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Institutions like Purdue University and Texas A&M University are likely to be interested, with NASA’s goal to maximize the amount of science done per dollar invested.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has invested heavily to develop its tourism industry in a bid to diversify its economy away from oil, including building attractions like the Saadiyat Island Cultural District, which is home to an international outpost of the Louvre.
—Amy Gunia, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
Katzenberg spent $2 million to help Bass defeat mall billionaire Rick Caruso in 2022 and then invested $300,000 in LA4LA, an affordable housing effort in partnership with Bass’s office.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 May 2026
Nor have they ever been offered the chance to participate in any of the capital injections through which ENIC has invested money in recent years.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 May 2026
Adjective
And even when the original clips of viral moments are authentic, they’re increasingly used as a launching point for embellished narratives and AI content – to capture an invested audience.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
SoftBank has invested heavily into the ChatGPT maker, and the IPO set to unlock value for SoftBank, even as analysts suggest it might be limited.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 22 May 2026
Many manufacturers invested heavily in connected equipment and data collection, only to discover that collecting data and extracting value from it are entirely different challenges.
—Joel Scutchfield, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Congress also invested deeply in global-health-security programs at the CDC, USAID, the State Department, and the Department of Defense, greatly accelerating the world’s collective capacity to detect and stop outbreaks early.
—Stephanie Psaki, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026
California has invested heavily in battery storage, which, my colleague Hayley Smith reported, grew more than 3,000% from 500 megawatts in 2020 to more than 15,700 megawatts in 2025.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Institutions like Purdue University and Texas A&M University are likely to be interested, with NASA’s goal to maximize the amount of science done per dollar invested.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has invested heavily to develop its tourism industry in a bid to diversify its economy away from oil, including building attractions like the Saadiyat Island Cultural District, which is home to an international outpost of the Louvre.
—Amy Gunia, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
Katzenberg spent $2 million to help Bass defeat mall billionaire Rick Caruso in 2022 and then invested $300,000 in LA4LA, an affordable housing effort in partnership with Bass’s office.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 May 2026
Nor have they ever been offered the chance to participate in any of the capital injections through which ENIC has invested money in recent years.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invested
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Durant is best suited to have a powerful lead guard next to him to keep him out of a primary playmaker role, and Fred VanVleet’s ACL injury lowered Houston’s ceiling even before Durant suffered two injuries after the regular season ended.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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True ceramic handles heat better and avoids synthetic coatings entirely, while ceramic-coated pans are better suited for gentler, everyday cooking.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2026
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The Meltdown is suffused with the visual and audio textures of horror, and deliberately so.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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And, come evening, the ocean’s surface is suffused with gold as the sun dips beyond the horizon.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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According to Page Six, the piece was not constructed from the actual veil, but was a smaller replica that was created by Dolce & Gabbana and gifted to the couple to display in their home.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
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Unfortunately, this host is gifted at neither interview nor sketch.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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That enabled investigators to get an official warrant for Hopkins' DNA.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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He was filmed jumping into the historic fountain while fully clothed as crowds nearby watched.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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The audience was predominantly men, mostly clad in team jerseys and drinking twenty-dollar beers.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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In 2012, Newsome was inducted into the Silver Circle by the Mid-America Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the organization that awards local Emmys.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2026
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Should he be inducted in 2028, or another year?—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2026
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Over the years, we were constantly besieged with inquiries.—
Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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His most recent drama, Evil Does Not Exist, examined the natural world as besieged by modern industry.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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The latest private-members country club to have opened in Oxfordshire, wrapped in a Jacobethan hall with parkland, is a humdinger with an instant cachet.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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Principal photography wrapped in Japan in April.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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“Invested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invested. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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