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as in invites
a request for the presence or participation of someone at a specified time and place
She called to ask if we had received her wedding invitation.
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as in incentives
something that arouses action or activity
He took the layoff as an invitation to embark on a new career path.
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Recent Examples of invitations
There were even invitations printed as custom Brandon Maxwell newspapers.
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Anika Reed, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
The Heat completed its roster, at least for now, on Thursday, when four players accepted training camp invitations.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Those tendrils of greenery would act as invitations worth accepting, passageways to Queens’s own central park, a haven of natural beauty, noisy play, quiet retreat, and social gathering.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
Asked about this claim from Kennedy, Walls reaffirmed her stance that invitations from the Newsom administration to be part of the conversation have come too late and have not sufficiently included the voices of workers.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Leaving your options open Social invitations can be a delicate dance, and people often misread what someone extending an invite wants to hear.
—Julian Givi, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
Social connections begin to dry up, party invitations get lost in the mail, and Bear soon finds himself with nobody to turn to when the new Nikki starts stabbing herself with broken glass, cooking his dead cat, and sealing his doors with duct tape to prevent him from leaving the house.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
These are ways to create non-verbal invitations.
—Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
The four countries in question are Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand, and developers will start seeing invitations to be verified starting this October (and all developers can apply for verification in 2026).
—Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
Anika Reed, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
The Heat completed its roster, at least for now, on Thursday, when four players accepted training camp invitations.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Those tendrils of greenery would act as invitations worth accepting, passageways to Queens’s own central park, a haven of natural beauty, noisy play, quiet retreat, and social gathering.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
Asked about this claim from Kennedy, Walls reaffirmed her stance that invitations from the Newsom administration to be part of the conversation have come too late and have not sufficiently included the voices of workers.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Leaving your options open Social invitations can be a delicate dance, and people often misread what someone extending an invite wants to hear.
—Julian Givi, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
Social connections begin to dry up, party invitations get lost in the mail, and Bear soon finds himself with nobody to turn to when the new Nikki starts stabbing herself with broken glass, cooking his dead cat, and sealing his doors with duct tape to prevent him from leaving the house.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
These are ways to create non-verbal invitations.
—Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
The four countries in question are Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand, and developers will start seeing invitations to be verified starting this October (and all developers can apply for verification in 2026).
—Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invitations
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Your notifications are buzzing with festive invites, while others find romance through mutual connections.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Green technologies may qualify for financial incentives.—
Michaila Byrne,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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In the past few decades market mechanisms and financial incentives to address deforestation have been implemented, notably in regions with high rates of deforestation through jurisdictional REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) programs.—
Robert G. Eccles,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ward and Curlee also started the app Counterbalance, which provides daily encouragements, recipes, community and more.—
Emy LaCroix,
People.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Invitations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invitations. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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