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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
Anticipation had been building for weeks as chefs and restauranteurs received their invitations to the ceremony, which revealed only that their restaurant would be included in the guide in some capacity.
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Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
In addition to free admission, members receive invitations to members-only preview parties and special events, free admission to approximately six After Hours events, $4 off tickets to Speed Cinema, discounted admission on select programs, and more.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Nov. 2025
Notably, invitations were also extended to all Latin Recording Academy Voting Members for the first time in history.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
In a post on the AITA subreddit, the original poster (OP) explained that her mother-in-law organized her baby shower and asked her to make the invitations.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
But the Packers and the Steelers quickly reached out with invitations to join their respective offseason programs.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
After the war, Riefenstahl’s career included invitations to film festivals and critical praise, a lovely lake home in Bavaria, and snarling attacks on anyone who questioned her lies.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
What Happens Next The museum's opening ceremony is scheduled for November 1, with invitations extended to world leaders.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
When Mercury moves into fellow fire sign Sagittarius on the 29th, your social life lights up with new connections, ideas, and invitations.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 26 Oct. 2025
Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
In addition to free admission, members receive invitations to members-only preview parties and special events, free admission to approximately six After Hours events, $4 off tickets to Speed Cinema, discounted admission on select programs, and more.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Nov. 2025
Notably, invitations were also extended to all Latin Recording Academy Voting Members for the first time in history.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
In a post on the AITA subreddit, the original poster (OP) explained that her mother-in-law organized her baby shower and asked her to make the invitations.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
But the Packers and the Steelers quickly reached out with invitations to join their respective offseason programs.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
After the war, Riefenstahl’s career included invitations to film festivals and critical praise, a lovely lake home in Bavaria, and snarling attacks on anyone who questioned her lies.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
What Happens Next The museum's opening ceremony is scheduled for November 1, with invitations extended to world leaders.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
When Mercury moves into fellow fire sign Sagittarius on the 29th, your social life lights up with new connections, ideas, and invitations.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 26 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invitations
Noun
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The Kanneh-Mason parents 60 Minutes The invites and accolades continued from there.—
Jon Wertheim,
CBS News,
22 Dec. 2025
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Other senior quarterbacks who have already accepted invites include Arkansas’ Taylen Green and Baylor’s Sawyer Robertson.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
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Kansas and Missouri have spent the past 18 months trying to secure the team through sweeping stadium-funding incentives packages — which the Chiefs used last month to announce their intentions for a move to Kansas.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2026
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The country is largely focused on a self-sufficiency drive to build up its chipmaking capabilities, a push that’s included readying a new round of incentives of as much as $70 billion for the chip sector.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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In October 2024 ahead of her own stay at MSG, Billie Eilish recorded encouragements to take the subways for environmental benefits.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
30 Oct. 2025
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Hints, counsels, warnings, remonstrations, even encouragements are, in the end, of limited value.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Invitations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invitations. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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