INVESTMENTS Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

investments

noun

plural of investment

as in sieges

the cutting off of an area by military means to stop the flow of people or supplies the investment of Cuba was one of the decisive moments in the Cuban Missile Crisis

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as in inaugurations

the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization the investment of a new diocesan bishop is typically a grand and solemn occasion

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Recent Examples of investments The production is being touted as one of Disney+’s biggest investments in a Korean series since the service launched in the country in 2021. — Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026 QatarEnergy won stakes in seven exploration blocks off Brazil’s northeastern coast, the latest in a series of Gulf investments in Latin America’s energy sector. — semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026 But most of the gains came earlier in the year before the bond market stress intensified, with many REIT investments selling off since August. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026 Yields are also shooting higher in other bond markets around the world, which makes investors less willing to pay high prices for stocks and other investments. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 American direct investment in Mexico rose from $15 billion to around $130–150 billion, while Mexican enterprises’ investments in the United States jumped from $1 billion to $40–50 billion. — Robert B. Zoellick, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026 For readers who treat daily routines as compounding investments in long-term vitality, the oral microbiome has become hard to ignore. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026 That range allows the company to balance predictable income with investments requiring more active repositioning, restructuring, or development. — Connie Etemadi, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026 That means any reduction in financial transparency has direct implications on how the investments of the funds are monitored. — Tzachi Zach, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026

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These groups saw the sieges as proof that the federal government was hunting gun owners and religious dissenters.

— Art Jipson, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
Which is why many Americans have begun to tire of the sieges in their communities.

— Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026

Definition of sieges

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Roosevelt took his first oath of office on March 4, 1933, but his subsequent inaugurations took place on January 20.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026
Fireworks herald the World Cup, the Olympics, inaugurations, weddings, railroad openings, royal matrimony, saints, the Saints, the spring equinox, eclipses, the New Year, the Day of the Dead, the beginning of summer, the end of it.

— Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of inaugurations

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Students are gathering and blocking access near the School of Political Science, while other students are joining the high school student protest movement and the blockades at high schools in Paris, Ile-de-France, France, on October 7, 2026.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
On Wednesday, more than 500 educational institutions were due to be partially or fully closed because of blockades – a 41% decrease from Tuesday, according to the education ministry.

— Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of blockades

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While Bay and di Bonaventura would remain the primary architects at the center of the franchise for the next four installments, Spielberg was less hands on as exec producer.

— Justin Kroll, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
Future installments will also look at the wedding industry and other businesses whose inner workings, MasterClass says, are typically hidden from consumers.

— Anna Tingley, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of installments

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The 2027 event will feature more than five stages, as well local art installations, fashion stands, interactive areas and a food hall.

— Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026
The weapon would join a layered defense architecture that combines different systems to protect military installations and other critical assets.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of installations

Noun

Plus, quiet periods are ending for banks that worked on last month’s blockbuster IPO, so we’re met with a flood of analyst initiations.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 July 2026
But some like the Kimbell’s have eyes and other piercings cut into them and used likely as part of initiations or the end of a ritual.

— James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Nov. 2025

Definition of initiations

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