invites 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of invite
1
as in asks
to request the presence or participation of she's invited only select friends to visit her new house

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as in woos
to act so as to make (something) more likely you're just inviting ridicule by making such outrageous claims

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invites

2 of 2

noun

plural of invite
as in invitations
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 invites
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Jeff Arnett invites visitors to pour their own bottle of Tennessee whiskey in the bottling room in Townsend, TN. Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Clad in reflective sheets of corrugated aluminum that extend six inches into the ground, the square structure invites curiosity. Sean Santiago, Architectural Digest, 24 Aug. 2026 Proton invites you to connect directly with your Gmail account, for one. Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026 The Noisemaker duo has been part of the Johnny Mercer Writers Grove, the Goodspeed program which invites musical theater creators to work on new projects at the company’s grounds in East Haddam. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026 Giving an agent broad, unmonitored access to an entire database ecosystem invites severe security vulnerabilities, prompt injection exploits and catastrophic hallucination loops. Barney Krishnan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Xiang Architects Xiang Architects The idea is that instead of a quick climb to the top, the tower invites people to stop and take in the changing view at each stage – essentially making the journey as much of the experience as the destination. New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026 Their feelings change when Fran has an encounter with Silky (Nicola Coughlan of Bridgerton), an exuberant fairy, who invites her to join her for tea at the Magic Faraway Tree. Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026 That does not mean every animal logo invites a lawsuit, or that Buc-ee’s will prevail in every case. Jason St. Angelo, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
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Finally, six months before the tournament begins, FIFA officially picks their referees and sends out the invites. Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026 In a June 25 report, Page Six named Cara Delevigne, Stevie Nicks and Zoë Kravitz among other invitees, also reporting that Miles and Keleigh Teller did not receive invites after an apparent falling out with Swift. Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 2 July 2026 That story says the location of the wedding is not included on the invites. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026 University officials based the invites on opinion polls and a controversial campaign fundraising formula. Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026 Baresi has received many invites since his retirement to promote football in some of the world’s most obscure places. James Horncastle, New York Times, 27 May 2026 The list also includes executives from Qualcomm, Blackstone, Citigroup, and Visa, and is likely to grow in the coming days as CEOs jockey for invites. Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 May 2026 With spring in full bloom, your calendar may start to fill up with invites to parties and church socials, sporting events, and even vacation time away. Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026 Reporting from Colorado News 9 in 2025 uncovered that Flock Safety had operated a pilot program that allowed federal agencies, such as Customs and Border Protection, to send invites to local law enforcement agencies. Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invites
Verb
  • The group also claims to have obtained a playable build of the game and asks users for cryptocurrency donations.
    Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • One day, a stranger hands you a tablet and asks you to identify the correct words in a passage or find information in a chart.
    Jennifer D. Kobrin, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
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  • As the President insults allies, woos dictators, and spurns long-standing commitments, Rubio has to convince his counterparts that America will not entirely abandon its friends.
    Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
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  • With the acclaim came the awards, the invitations to give commencement speeches, the honorary degrees, the chance to perform before thousands of fans at big-time sports events.
    Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Cannes was followed by invitations to the Sydney Film Festival and the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, among others.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The guideline seeks to avoid clubs inflating their bottom lines through what the governing body terms ‘player exchange transactions’.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The three-time Daytona 500 winner also seeks his first win in the summer race.
    Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026

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“Invites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invites. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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