invest (in)

verb

Definition of invest (in)next
as in to promote

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invest (in)
  1. promote
  2. capitalize
  3. sponsor
  4. back
  5. grant
  6. award
  7. contribute
  8. subscribe
Verb
  • Lam, a long time Milpitas resident, is hoping to promote public safety in the city and wants to prioritize financial transparency and accountability on the council.
    Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Harris' own agenda was more nuanced, promoting moves to combat price gouging and put in place programs to help small businesses and first-time homebuyers.
    Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of promote
Verb
  • This shock-the-monkey approach might have a sliver of merit if the U.S. economy were self-sufficient in renewables and if the autocrats weren’t poised to capitalize by filling the vacuum with their far more carbon-intensive oil and gas and less environmentally friendly refining techniques.
    Dan Ikenson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The Yanks have had baserunners in every inning so far, but haven’t been able to capitalize.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of capitalize
Verb
  • Photo: Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images At an East Village bar, Trump supporters cheer the results at an Election Night watch party sponsored by the New York Young Republicans Club.
    Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The poll of 1,297 likely voters, sponsored by NPR and PBS, saw 51% of respondents supporting Harris while 47% supported Trump.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of sponsor
Verb
  • The question of whether or not to recall Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price was also called Friday with 65% of voters backing the recall and 35% voting against, according to the Associated Press.
    Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • The results come just two years after a slate of candidates backed by Fishers One swept their four opponents, taking control of the school board.
    Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of back
Verb
  • The bill, which provoked widespread popular protests in Israel, would have granted the ruling coalition more sway in selecting judges.
    Tara John, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
  • However, there’s generally no magic date that will grant you the lowest price.
    Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of grant
Verb
  • But on October 9, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, alongside DeepMind cofounder Demis Hassabis, for their creation of AlphaFold, an AI model that predicts the structure of proteins, the building blocks of biology, based on their chemical sequence.
    Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Moss and Freeman sued for defamation, and in December, a Washington, D.C., jury awarded them $148 million.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of award
Verb
  • The garment manufacturing business contributed $148,470, logistics services $964,429, and property management and subleasing $228,579.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • In his 16-year career on YouTube, Brownlee’s reviews have contributed to the overall success and failure of various companies and products.
    Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of contribute
Verb
  • Thank you for subscribing and supporting our journalism.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Call 1-800-876-4500 and give offer code W-JS to subscribe.
    cincinnati.com, cincinnati.com, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of subscribe
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