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as in to woo
to act so as to make (something) more likely
you're just inviting ridicule by making such outrageous claims
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as in invitation
a request for the presence or participation of someone at a specified time and place
He finagled an invite to an exclusive Hollywood party.
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Recent Examples of invite
Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
The city is painted in blue and green with imagery of Milo and Tina, this year’s mascots, inviting you to watch a game.
—Katie Gunderman, SELF, 26 Feb. 2026
Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
The Contrast With the Men’s Team While the women’s team declined the offer, the men’s hockey team accepted the president’s invite to the State of the Union.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026
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Verb
As adroit Mercury starts reversing through your contemplative 12th house, its retrograde invites you to press pause on the cosmic movie in favor of reviewing what’s already happened.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
The city is painted in blue and green with imagery of Milo and Tina, this year’s mascots, inviting you to watch a game.
—Katie Gunderman, SELF, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
The Team Says Yes Reports quickly surfaced that the women’s hockey players had accepted his invite.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
The Contrast With the Men’s Team While the women’s team declined the offer, the men’s hockey team accepted the president’s invite to the State of the Union.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invite
Verb
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Shah Alam was offered the opportunity to make a phone call, but declined, and asked to be taken to the location where he was eventually dropped off, the official said.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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When asked about the incident after video of people throwing snowballs at NYPD officers went viral, Mamdani downplayed what happened.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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China has looked to woo regional powers spurned by Washington’s protectionist turn.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Elections in Colorado’s 8th District have very much turned on candidates successfully wooing independents, the district’s largest voting bloc.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
23 Feb. 2026
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Winners must also repost the CBSLA Sports Central giveaway entry invitation post to be eligible to win.—
CBS LA Staff,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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To our clients, a sweep is a show of brute force, rather than an invitation to come inside.—
Deborah Berkman,
New York Daily News,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But the Defense Department sought to use the system sooner around El Paso, prompting the FAA to impose the temporary flight restriction.—
Pete Muntean,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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At the congress, Kim derided liberal South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's calls for engagement as a deception, accusing successive governments in Seoul of seeking Pyongyang's collapse.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Invite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invite. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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