INVESTED (IN) Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

invested (in)

verb

past tense of invest (in)

as in capitalized

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The Red Raiders didn’t have to buy its way into the P4, but no program in America has capitalized more on the current state of the NCAA like Texas Tech.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026
Citadel capitalized, acquiring $16 billion in assets at discounts.

— Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 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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The same year, Martin was promoted to president and general manager of the station.

— Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Aug. 2026
By 2011, Bayliss was promoted to CEO of Virgin Group, overseeing a sprawling portfolio that includes an airline, telecommunications giant, gym chain, and commercial space-tourism business.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of promoted

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Solowin runs a tokenization platform called Ferion and backed a funding round for Libeara in April, a Singapore platform SC Ventures also supports.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
What would the ruling, backed by the court’s six conservative justices, really do?

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of backed

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Unlike its serious counterpart, the Nobel Prizes, the Ig Nobel Prizes may be awarded posthumously.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2026
Nationwide, around a third of undergraduate college students qualify, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics, with the amount awarded based on factors like family size and income.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

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