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as in wooed
to act so as to make (something) more likely
you're just inviting ridicule by making such outrageous claims
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Recent Examples of invited
One year George arranged for Father and Mother to be invited to one of the leading Mardi Gras balls, that of the Atlanteans.
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Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
A couple living a couple hours away from us recently invited us for an overnight visit.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
Porter County residents are invited to an open house Monday evening to help set the direction for the county’s future development.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
Andrew was invited out for a morning ride at Schapiro’s Monkton farm, called Tally Ho.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2026
The family invited anyone coming to Pauley’s funeral on February 20th to wear black and gold in honor of his love for Vanderbilt University.
—Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
And, oh, what excitement when the Giants scouts came to town and Jesse was invited to the tryouts.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
The 22-year-old, invited to major league camp for the first time this spring, totaled three scoreless innings and 42 pitches at Ed Smith Stadium.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026
That summer Epstein invited Barrack to his ranch in New Mexico for another high-level networking opportunity.
—Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
A couple living a couple hours away from us recently invited us for an overnight visit.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
Porter County residents are invited to an open house Monday evening to help set the direction for the county’s future development.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
Andrew was invited out for a morning ride at Schapiro’s Monkton farm, called Tally Ho.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2026
The family invited anyone coming to Pauley’s funeral on February 20th to wear black and gold in honor of his love for Vanderbilt University.
—Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
And, oh, what excitement when the Giants scouts came to town and Jesse was invited to the tryouts.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
The 22-year-old, invited to major league camp for the first time this spring, totaled three scoreless innings and 42 pitches at Ed Smith Stadium.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026
That summer Epstein invited Barrack to his ranch in New Mexico for another high-level networking opportunity.
—Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invited
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Becoming fundamentalist Katie, who asked that her last name not to be published for privacy concerns, was born in Texas, deep in the Bible Belt of the Southern United States.—
Rachel Clarke,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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The Justice Department recently asked a judge to lift secrecy requirements on the files.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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Rhodes, meanwhile, was wooed by the theater’s balcony, the marquee and lighting.—
Uwa Ede-Osifo,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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The move from environmental lawyer to antivaccine activist turned out to be well timed for postpandemic politics; attacking COVID vaccines wooed Republican voters.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
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The brief comment during a lightning round of questions quickly attracted attention and Obama later sought to clarify his remarks with a statement on social media.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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In a drive to move Germany toward economic self-sufficiency, Hitler had imposed draconian tariffs, refused to honor foreign-debt obligations, and sought to wean the nation off Norwegian whale-oil consumption.—
Timothy W. Ryback,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Invited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invited. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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