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as in stake
a legal right to participation in the advantages, profits, and responsibility of something
all of the workers at the food cooperative have an interest in it
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as in welfare
the state of doing well especially in relation to one's happiness or success
make no mistake: she's determined to act in her own interest in this business deal
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as in firm
a commercial or industrial activity or organization
a multinational corporation with interests on every continent
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as in special interest
a group of people with a common identifying interest that they seek to protect and promote
the contention that the nation's financial interests have too much power
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as in to intrigue
to hold the attention of
the book didn't interest me, so I ended up watching the parade of people on the sidewalk
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Recent Examples of interest
Matt Richardson, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
From a consumer standpoint, the denial of being able to watch preferred games on account of college football broadcast exclusivity undermines fan interests.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Feb. 2026
These stories are not only fun to read, but also provide valuable information about ideas that interested early Christians.
—Christy Cobb, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
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Noun
In today's economy, a mortgage interest rate lock is increasingly becoming more attractive.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
From a consumer standpoint, the denial of being able to watch preferred games on account of college football broadcast exclusivity undermines fan interests.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
The Supreme Court only grants review to about 1% of petitions, but one scenario where the odds are higher involves federal circuit splits—especially when the number of people impacted is considerable and when the legal question interests the justices.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Feb. 2026
These stories are not only fun to read, but also provide valuable information about ideas that interested early Christians.
—Christy Cobb, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interest
Noun
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The Athletic can also reveal FSG looked into buying a minority stake of less than 30 per cent in Monaco in early 2025 alongside another ownership group but, again, decided not to take it any further.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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Nearly six years ago James’s Lupa Systems investment company became the controlling owner of Art Basel through the acquisition of stakes in MCH Group, the fair brand’s parent company.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
20 Mar. 2026
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Kendra Duggar is facing four counts each of second-degree endangering the welfare of a minor and second-degree false imprisonment, according to the Tontitow Police Department in Arkansas.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2026
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An arrest warrant for Kendra Duggar, 27, was issued Friday on four counts each of second-degree endangering the welfare of a minor and second-degree false imprisonment, the Tontitown, Arkansas, police department said in an update on the case involving her husband.—
Janat Batra,
NBC news,
21 Mar. 2026
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The property was sold for $174 million to EDC Charlotte LLC, a firm linked to the data center developer Edged.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2026
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Among the key individuals who has not been interviewed is a Haitian businessman who owned a security firm tied to the killing.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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The influence of labor groups in California politics was part of the reason the public has lost faith in politicians, Broome said, comparing the unions to other special interest groups, like Wall Street and developers.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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Tillery said the tax cut wouldn’t require a sales tax hike because it would be funded by eliminating special interest tax exemptions, including the controversial sales tax exemption for the state’s booming data center industry.—
Kevin Hardy,
States Newsroom,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Trump defended the elimination game formula of the show as critical for drama but was intrigued by my counterproposal and asked me to give him a year to figure it out and transition the show toward that model.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
23 Mar. 2026
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Her teammate and friend, James Twiggs, aka Love Story, was also intrigued while watching games with her dad.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
23 Mar. 2026
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In response, my father established the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, or MOSOP, which mobilized Ogoni people to fight for a greater share of the oil wealth and demand more respect for our natural environment.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Its share price hit reflected investor disappointment in the band’s return, although the tour is streaming on Netflix in 190 countries, which may help offset some of the in-person attendance declines.—
Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
23 Mar. 2026
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Attacks on commercial ships and threats of further strikes have stopped nearly all tankers from carrying oil, gas and other goods through the passage.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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There is intellectual-property law, and a law that prohibits the trafficking of counterfeit goods.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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Just days after floating the idea of using verification to differentiate human and bot accounts, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman on Wednesday announced measures the company will take to execute its plans.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
26 Mar. 2026
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Production of air rifles kept the company, ZVS Holding AS, largely afloat.—
Daniel Hornak,
Bloomberg,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interest. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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