INVESTING (IN) Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

investing (in)

verb

present participle of invest (in)

as in promoting

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Center City Partners is a nonprofit focused on promoting the economic and social growth of Charlotte’s core, which includes uptown, midtown and South End.

— Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026
For Pope, the rally is about finding community alongside promoting voting rights.

— Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 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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Spencer urged Congress to pass Dalilah’s Law, which would restrict any state from granting CDLs to certain noncitizens who don’t meet federal eligibility requirements.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
Higher peak brightness greatly extends the display’s dynamic range, granting the subsequent AI image processing system greater luminance mapping adjustment latitude.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of granting

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But apart from that, there’s the matter of just how awfully spirit-lifting her earth-angel mezzo-soprano tends to be, even when backing herself into dark corners before backing her way back out again.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Aug. 2026
Opinion polls gave the king firm backing to stay on for life, however, and the criticism subsided.

— Terje Solsvik, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of backing

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Last week, shifting winds brought up a tropical air mass from Mexico, making swaths of Southern California feel extra muggy in addition to the warm water temperatures contributing to the region’s muggy days, according to Kittell.

— Paris Barraza, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Web Behrens is the contributing Go editor for Chicago magazine.

— Web Behrens, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of contributing

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Beyoncé Knowles Carter is donating $200,000 to support relief efforts for those impacted by the recent floods in Indiana through her BeyGood Foundation.

— Caché McClay, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Olivia Rodrigo‘s Daisy Chain Fields is donating $10 million to its nonprofit partners, the superstar revealed Friday during a press conference ahead of Saturday’s inaugural festival.

— Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of donating

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He’s never settled into a particular genre and, perhaps due to that wide-ranging restlessness, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be awarding him an honorary Oscar in November.

— Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
From a straightforward season-long points race to giving the points leader a cushion on the leaderboard, and now the simple format of awarding the FedEx Cup to the winner of the Tour Championship, the postseason has long needed a boost.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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