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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
Synonyms & Similar Words
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
Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 29 June 2025
The hotel's features feel more like immersive touchpoints, designed to invite interaction, spark curiosity, and reflect the city’s creative spirit.
—Leilani Marie Labong, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2025
Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
Fashion designers, too, have long harnessed the power of a memorable invite as important extensions of their world-building efforts.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 25 June 2025
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Verb
The movie presents the years of Agnes’s life out of order, a choice that invites us into her experience of surreal circling rather than forward movement.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 29 June 2025
The hotel's features feel more like immersive touchpoints, designed to invite interaction, spark curiosity, and reflect the city’s creative spirit.
—Leilani Marie Labong, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2025
Noun
As the unusually simple invite decorated with crude graphics made the rounds over social media, a bunch of folks trashed it.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
Fashion designers, too, have long harnessed the power of a memorable invite as important extensions of their world-building efforts.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invite
Verb
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Hostin asked on Friday's show, after co-host Joy Behar prompted her to tell their co-hosts that day, including Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro, what had happened.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
21 June 2025
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This jazzy riff on humanity and the hereafter brings a cartoon New York City to vibrant, diverse life with Pixar's first Black lead character, a band teacher (played by Jamie Foxx) who meets a jaded soul (Tina Fey), and asks big questions about the meaning of life.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
21 June 2025
Verb
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has a tough needle to thread, as he’s been wooing Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), who say spending cuts to Medicaid have gone too far.—
Jonathan Easley,
The Hill,
20 June 2025
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Fort Lauderdale spends millions wooing developers to invest in Sistrunk.—
David Schutz,
Sun Sentinel,
18 June 2025
Noun
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About the invisibility of Palestinians and indigenous peoples in this culture that makes such an invitation, with all its implicit lies and violence, unremarkable.—
Cindy Juyoung Ok
June 26,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
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The six-episode series garnered critical acclaim for its cinematography and storytelling, earning an invitation to the 29th Busan International Film Festival’s Special Screening section.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
26 June 2025
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Finally, the city has been seeking more revenue by renegotiating leases on public property and facilities that Gloria said had provided an inadequate return.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
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Alcaraz, the two-time defending champion at SW19, is also seeking a second Channel Slam in a row.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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“Invite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invite. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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