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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
Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
The genre invites focus and contemplation, and its structure is balanced with improvisation, which creates a sense of flow and impermanence.
—Anna Haines, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The tunnel is one of the show’s more iconic elements, and invites the guests to walk down the hallway lined with Hudson's staffers to the stage.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
That doesn't mean that if someone invites you over, you are now obligated to invite them.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
Guards Jahmir Young, Mark Madsen and Trevor Keels and forward Dain Dainja signed Exhibit 10 contracts, which come with small guarantees and training camp invites.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
In our first-ever audience-chosen musical screening, a young bride invites the three men who may potentially be her father to her Greek wedding, all set to the irresistible music of ABBA.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
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
Six players from each team were suspended for a game, and each team declined bowl invites.
—Marc Weiszer, Athens Banner-Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Valerie Mesa, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
Nostalgia, as Sheeran learns, sometimes reopens wounds and invites emotional gut punches previously buried for self-protection.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
The genre invites focus and contemplation, and its structure is balanced with improvisation, which creates a sense of flow and impermanence.
—Anna Haines, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The tunnel is one of the show’s more iconic elements, and invites the guests to walk down the hallway lined with Hudson's staffers to the stage.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
That doesn't mean that if someone invites you over, you are now obligated to invite them.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
Guards Jahmir Young, Mark Madsen and Trevor Keels and forward Dain Dainja signed Exhibit 10 contracts, which come with small guarantees and training camp invites.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
In our first-ever audience-chosen musical screening, a young bride invites the three men who may potentially be her father to her Greek wedding, all set to the irresistible music of ABBA.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
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
Six players from each team were suspended for a game, and each team declined bowl invites.
—Marc Weiszer, Athens Banner-Herald, 5 Sep. 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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Additionally, the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection asks guests needing special assistance, including those who use supplemental oxygen or have a hearing impairment, to contact the company ahead of time to make proper accommodations.—
Amanda Eyre Ward,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
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The act asks the courts to force the DOE to disclose all the relevant records involved with the preparation of the report, and to cease relying on it for any regulatory actions.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There were even invitations printed as custom Brandon Maxwell newspapers.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Heat completed its roster, at least for now, on Thursday, when four players accepted training camp invitations.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Stripping away these lipids and allergenic proteins is the first step in creating the empty capsules for drug delivery that Csaba seeks.—
Sandy Ong,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Sep. 2025
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Both companies now compete for customers, and OpenAI seeks more compute capacity than Microsoft can provide.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Invites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invites. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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