INVOKING Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

invoking

verb

present participle of invoke

as in creating

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 invoking This means that boards should not avoid fulfilling their duty by invoking a lack of funds — their duty is to gather the funds to take proper care of the property. —

Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026 However, the fact that the monster is dressed like a pirate suggests that the seagull’s presence is symbolic, invoking sailor superstitions around sea birds. —

Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 This means that boards should not avoid fulfilling their duty by invoking a lack of funds – their duty is to gather the funds to take proper care of the property. —

Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 29 May 2026 Presidents have long turned to scripture as a rhetorical tool, invoking the Bible to frame moments of national crisis or purpose. —

Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 May 2026 Its size and its rate of expansion can't be simultaneously specified with perfect precision, and that fundamental fuzziness might be enough to explain dark energy without invoking any new physics at all. —

Paul Sutter, Space.com, 26 May 2026 His responses to later questions invoking his right to remain silent could also not be admitted, Carro ruled. —

Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 18 May 2026 Republicans have been invoking complex budget rules to try to secure passage without any Democratic support. —

Nolan D. McCaskill, USA Today, 17 May 2026 Trump, in invoking it, was drawing on something real. —

Xianda Huang, The Conversation, 16 May 2026

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This luxury hotel is famously set in a former Ottoman prison, creating a paradoxically private and peaceful enclave in the middle of bustling Sultanahmet.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Earlier this year, Democratic leaders worried that their voters would splinter among their candidates, creating a scenario where two Republicans advanced to the general election.

— Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026