INVOKES Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

invokes

verb

present tense third-person singular of invoke

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 The Cheboygan County sheriff's office said any evacuation order will be announced via the Federal Emergency Management Agency alert system that invokes the cell phone Wireless Emergency Alerts system, NOAA Weather Radio and the Emergency Alert System via radio and television broadcasts. —

Paula Wethington, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026 Collins also invokes Dick Gregory’s late-in-life argument that Black entertainers were burdened by liberation expectations that white male entertainers never had to carry. —

Geoff Bennett, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026 Nicolao Apollo A name that invokes the Greek and Roman god of sunlight, also associated with prophecy, music, and poetry. —

Taylor Grothe, Parents, 10 Apr. 2026 Trump invokes the 2024 immunity decision, but are the justices buying it? —

Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026 Thomas, like Kluge, is steeped in Kafka, whose fiction the novel repeatedly invokes. —

Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026 This population crisis feeds into a post-imperial syndrome, where the decline of empire and power status invokes a sense of loss of self-importance that gives rise to resentment and an unwavering commitment to retain great power status. —

John Rennie Short, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026 Thomas, like Kluge, is steeped in Kafka, whose fiction the novel repeatedly invokes. —

Giles Harvey, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026 If someone invokes these rights, police are supposed to stop questioning them immediately. —

N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026

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That legislation, pending action from the governor, bans new data centers through November 2027 and creates a new state council to provide strategic input, facilitate planning considerations and evaluate policy tools to address data centers, Maine Morning Star reported.

— Kevin Hardy, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2026
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.

— Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026