as in creates
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
we should be prepared for the possibility that any solution may invoke another set of problems
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Recent Examples of invokes
That said, an appearance of Frankenstein’s monster in the film’s climax – where Ana has run away from her repressed family – directly invokes the murder of Little Maria in Whale’s film.
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Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Each item has a story that invokes a warm memory.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
The ad also invokes legislation supported by Earle-Sears that would have created a tax credit toward homeschooling or sending children to a private school for families making 200 percent under the poverty line.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 22 Sep. 2025
But Rieff also invokes sickness in another sense, denoting that which is morally repugnant.
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
His remarks come as Poland invokes Article 4 to initiate consultations among NATO allies, following what officials have called the most serious airspace breach since the start of Russia's war on Ukraine.
—Amanda Castro
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
His race engineer invokes Hungary from last year, which was a disaster of its own, but the drivers were also not in a fight for the WDC.
—Rob Reed, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The latter phrase invokes a popular motto that serves as a rallying cry to protect trans women.
—Mikelle Street, Them., 29 Aug. 2025
Volkswagen’s power-on-demand philosophy invokes memories of BMW’s monthly subscription fee for heated seats, which the automaker discontinued due to consumer backlash.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2025
Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Each item has a story that invokes a warm memory.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
The ad also invokes legislation supported by Earle-Sears that would have created a tax credit toward homeschooling or sending children to a private school for families making 200 percent under the poverty line.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 22 Sep. 2025
But Rieff also invokes sickness in another sense, denoting that which is morally repugnant.
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
His remarks come as Poland invokes Article 4 to initiate consultations among NATO allies, following what officials have called the most serious airspace breach since the start of Russia's war on Ukraine.
—Amanda Castro
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
His race engineer invokes Hungary from last year, which was a disaster of its own, but the drivers were also not in a fight for the WDC.
—Rob Reed, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The latter phrase invokes a popular motto that serves as a rallying cry to protect trans women.
—Mikelle Street, Them., 29 Aug. 2025
Volkswagen’s power-on-demand philosophy invokes memories of BMW’s monthly subscription fee for heated seats, which the automaker discontinued due to consumer backlash.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invokes
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The hydrogel’s design creates a huge challenge space.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
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Sourcing & Methodology This article was generated by software that analyzes National Weather Service warnings and advisories and creates an article based on templates created by humans.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Ninety-five percent of the components of an iPhone, for example—a product family that generates half of Apple’s total revenue—come from overseas, and the vast majority of them are assembled in China.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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Also part of this launch is the new NC° Band, a wearable device that generates a prediction on which stage of perimenopause the wearer is in by using biometric data like body temperature and heart rate.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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By replicating the visual fidelity of reality, retina E-paper brings science closer to creating virtual worlds that the human eye cannot distinguish from the real one.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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The process brings hemp fibers down to 35 millimeters so it can be spun in a blend on existing cotton spinning systems.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The bill also specifies that if an AI causes harm, the human owners or developers would be responsible.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The winger’s turn prompts Vinicius to leave his man, Pierre Kalulu, to join the press.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The central story of a young boy learning rituals from elders prompts universal questions about how spirituality can guide and limit our lives.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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There’s a lot of stuff in the ocean, and marine debris tends to aggregate in the same places as does the whale sharks’ primary prey.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Oct. 2025
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Maybe the bench does it more naturally, but the running didn’t stop when the starters were together.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Loom is a tech platform that connects users with designers to upcycle unworn clothes, PulpaTronics produces metal-free, chip-less RFID paper tags and Renasens creates waterless, chemical-free technology that turns blended textile waste into raw materials.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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Cocoa prices have more than doubled over the past two years because of poor weather and blights in West Africa, which produces more than 70% of the world’s cocoa.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Invokes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invokes. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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