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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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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
Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Hanson’s camera only ever invites them to bring themselves.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025
Six players from each team were suspended for a game, and each team declined bowl invites.
—Marc Weiszer, Athens Banner-Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
In another, her medical school professor invites her to join a dangerous project, risking her life in pursuit of documenting all human rights violations, from all sources.
—Eliana Ramage
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
General Martin is Maggie’s (Taylor Misiak) Canadian idol and invites to Stroopsdorf with the idea of pitching herself as a mentee, but things get complicated when General Martin and the Colonel develop an immediate attraction.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
The photos are striking, and Antarctica’s remoteness invites fantasy.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Determined to revitalize the paper, but without any financial resources to speak of, Ned invites the paper’s staff, plus any interested parties from the toilet paper company, to serve as volunteer writers.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Reading the runes of the Apple special event invites is always interesting.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Valerie Mesa, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
Even as liberal-seeming Amir invites Yusuf to join the Muslim Association, an informal organization of male Arab landowners, Yusuf’s father is killed in a night-time confrontation with the settlers.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Hanson’s camera only ever invites them to bring themselves.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025
Six players from each team were suspended for a game, and each team declined bowl invites.
—Marc Weiszer, Athens Banner-Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
In another, her medical school professor invites her to join a dangerous project, risking her life in pursuit of documenting all human rights violations, from all sources.
—Eliana Ramage
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
General Martin is Maggie’s (Taylor Misiak) Canadian idol and invites to Stroopsdorf with the idea of pitching herself as a mentee, but things get complicated when General Martin and the Colonel develop an immediate attraction.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
The photos are striking, and Antarctica’s remoteness invites fantasy.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Determined to revitalize the paper, but without any financial resources to speak of, Ned invites the paper’s staff, plus any interested parties from the toilet paper company, to serve as volunteer writers.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Reading the runes of the Apple special event invites is always interesting.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
Your notifications are buzzing with festive invites, while others find romance through mutual connections.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invites
Verb
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Addario’s husband asks her to read a bedtime story to their young son.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Their case, which is being argued by the American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia and Mountain State Justice, asks the court to force the Department of Health to follow the state code.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These are ways to create non-verbal invitations.—
Essence,
Essence,
5 Sep. 2025
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The four countries in question are Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand, and developers will start seeing invitations to be verified starting this October (and all developers can apply for verification in 2026).—
Alan Henry,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Google and Meta on Friday announced new partnerships with Reliance Industries as the Indian conglomerate seeks to accelerate its push into artificial intelligence.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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Rise & Dine is a SAVEUR column by contributing editor Megan Zhang, an aspiring early riser who seeks to explore the culture of mornings and rituals of breakfast around the world.—
Megan Zhang,
Saveur,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Invites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invites. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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