INVESTED (IN) Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

invested (in)

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past tense of invest (in)

as in capitalized

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Kaliakmanis threw a costly interception early in the third quarter and the Colts quickly capitalized.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
Lake Forest junior Sam Florjancic and Libertyville senior Austin Scott capitalized with birdies on their final holes to create a three-man deadlock at the top of the leaderboard.

— Harris Horowitz, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of capitalized

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As well as Powerade, owned by the Coca-Cola Company, Fox’s in-game adverts have also been sponsored by Lenovo, another official FIFA sponsor.

— Tom Burrows, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Albertsons has sponsored the event since its inception, and Chevron joined in 2021 as the presenting sponsor.

— Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026

Definition of sponsored

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But in an email to IndieWire on October 6, CAC co-director Kelsie Greene — who was promoted into the job alongside Skolnick at the beginning of the summer — took issue with how Skolnick and his supporters were representing why he was fired.

— Adam B. Vary, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
Bajaria was promoted to chief content officer in January 2023, taking oversight of Netflix original films as well as TV series, live events and a burgeoning lineup of sports rights.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of promoted

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Now, more than two decades after listing on the Jasdaq Securities Exchange in 2004, Kadoya is set to go private through a tender offer backed by Japanese private equity firm Integral.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
Yemeni government forces – backed by Saudi airstrikes and a blockade of Houthi areas – started fighting the Houthis more than a decade ago.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of backed

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Former Kansas Jayhawks guard Jayden Dawson has returned to Loyola of Chicago for a fifth season of college basketball after being granted a preliminary injunction by an Indiana judge.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026
The pandemic years slowed the project’s development, but granted the creative team more time to finesse the details of the adaptation.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of granted

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Eco effort The hotel has been awarded a Green Tourism Gold standard award, which recognises sustainable practices such as reducing waste.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
The Nobel Prize in Physics, first given in 1901, has been previously awarded 119 times to 229 individuals.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2026

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