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
  • This is the kind of small volume temptingly piled by the checkouts at Christmas.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
  • His is a wily, chaotic, satirical and sincere, temptingly unwieldy epic drama.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • 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
  • But the film, with its appealingly oddball cast – featuring everyone from Sonny Bono and Ricki Lake to Waters’ go-to drag performer Divine – and themes of acceptance and sticking to your dreams changed that.
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • The nest is attractively situated, as any raptor realtor would point out.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The waitstaff was young and attractive, the silverware was clean, and the food was attractively displayed when we were served.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
Adverb
  • Even so, the show ducked and dived the long arm of the network fuddy-duddies beautifully, skirting the edge of censorship with a knowing wink, clever pun, and out-of-this-world comedic timing.
    — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • What is left is the bond of a group of women who survived this beautifully flawed universe together, who leave behind twenty-plus years of laughter, chaos, and guilty pleasures for millions of people.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • An increase in offence and another strong season in even-strength outscoring would increase his value handsomely.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Volvo does interiors handsomely with upscale materials, spacious designs and complementary colors and trims.
    — James Raia, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • At the same time, its wonderfully central, with easy access to culture, sports, nightlife and the energy of San Francisco.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • O’Flynn is marvelous—brittle one moment, wonderfully funny the next—and her easy chemistry with Johnson gives the film its pulse.
    — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026

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“Invitingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invitingly. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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