invitingly

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Recent Examples of invitingly Its central hub, where the wellness offerings, main dining room and 35 of the 65 bedrooms are located, is invitingly curvaceous, with sci-fi swirls of walls and sparkling swathes of window bookended by two vast, contemplative courtyards. — Susan D'arcy, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 June 2026 An afternoon stroll with Oscar (Diego Calva), who begins as Arlo’s social worker and becomes Peter’s love interest, is invitingly honey-colored in the sunlight, while a druggy nightclub hookup devolves into a dreamy blur of body parts. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 May 2026 This month’s delicate Strawberry Shortcake Roll makes the case most invitingly. — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026 In the case of Brentford’s Dango Ouattara and West Ham’s El Hadji Malick Diouf, their assists were more eye-catching than the goals themselves because of the way in which both players crossed the ball so invitingly, with a mixture of conviction and precision, and also from so far back. — Stuart James, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026 The film opens with a montage of nameless women across different eras and places smiling invitingly toward the camera, then frowning and glaring at it, and finally screaming while drenched in blood. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025 The architects’ challenge was to shape a tower that was at once muscled and airy, a private fiefdom that appears invitingly public. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2025 Silano is invitingly conversational. — Rebecca Morgan Frank september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025 At its heart sits Viti, a striking blue crater lake that steams invitingly in contrast to the stark black landscape. — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invitingly
Adverb
  • Bass is playing Cyrus’s pop and rock interests against each other, sometimes enticingly but sometimes divisively, balancing production from longtime Harry Styles affiliate Kid Harpoon and feisty Brooklyn rock quartet Model/Actriz.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Red flags travelers should watch out for include tour operators that offer enticingly low prices or require prepayment.
    — Jessica Puckett, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026
Adverb
  • Numerous selections, temptingly described, are offered, including massages, wraps, and facials.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • This is the kind of small volume temptingly piled by the checkouts at Christmas.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • The 52 rooms’ appealingly plush and contemporary mood is set by chrome-and-oak furniture, plum and pearl-gray velvets, and marble bathrooms with Japanese-style sliding doors.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • What a shame, then, that the eggs in a shakshuka, appealingly busy with kale and chickpeas, were set into rubber.
    — John Kessler, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Despite the spending concerns, Capital One remains attractively valued at less than 9 times consensus 2027 earnings estimates.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
  • They are packaged attractively, marketed intensively and intended to displace other food groups.
    — Garrett M. Broad, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Other varieties include honey vinegar, made from mead and vaguely similar to white balsamic; akazu, a beautifully layered red vinegar that comes from aged sake lees; and roasty-toasty beer vinegar, a good swap for malt vinegar.
    — Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Each of the homes is beautifully decorated for the holiday season with the homeowners’ individual styles and family traditions, organizers said.
    — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • At the same time, the works are all handsomely printed and framed with black mirrors.
    — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • But cinematographer Jeff Cronenweth—the frequent Fincher collaborator who also shot The Social Network—gives the picture a handsomely polished look.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Cost reduction for green hydrogen Water electrolysis is wonderfully simple on paper.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Closing the gap between the merely good and the truly extraordinary remains stubbornly, wonderfully human.
    — Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026

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“Invitingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invitingly. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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