INVESTING (IN) Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

investing (in)

verb

present participle of invest (in)

as in promoting

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Chater doesn’t disagree, particularly as promoting the album has prompted more conversations about the subject.

— Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2026
Many classical Christian schools go a step further in their focus on reclaiming and promoting Western Christian culture.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of promoting

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Accounting Statement 34 from the standards-setting nonprofit lays the foundation for capitalizing, reporting and depreciating capital assets.

— Kathryn Blackman, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
Bad actors are capitalizing, evidenced by a growing number of infiltrations at an alarming degree of speed, scale, and efficiency.

— Will Townsend, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of capitalizing

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How the tax credit will work Beginning in January, qualifying taxpayers will be able to donate up to $1,700 to a scholarship-granting organization, or SGO.

— Cory Turner, NPR, 20 Oct. 2026
In fact, Newsom recently signed legislation essentially granting a CEQA exemption in San Diego for a 16,000-seat sports arena and housing project led by Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of granting

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Massie had aggravated Trump by pushing for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files and opposing the Iran war, and the president responded by successfully backing Gallrein in the party’s primary.

— Michelle S. Price, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Massie had aggravated Trump by pushing for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files and opposing the Iran war, and the president responded by successfully backing Gallrein in the party's primary.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of backing

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The incident is the first major attack involving the force, which surpassed more than 2,000 troops from contributing countries this weekend, with 4,000 more slated to arrive in coming months.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Chris Whipple is a contributing writer at Vanity Fair and a Fall 2026 Resident Fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School Institute of Politics.

— Chris Whipple, Vanity Fair, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of contributing

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