invitations

noun

plural of invitation
1
as in invites
a request for the presence or participation of someone at a specified time and place She called to ask if we had received her wedding invitation.

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2
as in incentives
something that arouses action or activity He took the layoff as an invitation to embark on a new career path.

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Recent Examples of invitations In her reel, Perry discussed the controversial practice of including cash tip requests in birthday party invitations. — Annabelle Canela, Parents, 26 July 2026 If the opening fanfares for Brat tracks served as invitations to the dance floor, Music’s crunchy progressions invite the question of where else Charli, Cook, and Keane are headed. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 24 July 2026 Platinum Card invitations sent this week are targeting current, high-spending Robinhood Gold Card holders, according to Wall Street Journal reporting, though more invitations will be sent out in the months to come. — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 23 July 2026 But frankly, those kinds of invitations are never all that special. — Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Both declined invitations to participate, as did Minnesota’s Kayla McBride. — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 21 July 2026 Sabrina Ionescu and Kayla McBride also declined invitations to participate. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026 On several occasions, Roe turned down invitations to go on a date with the man, according to the suit. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2026 If writing fiction about New York in the 1980s invites comparisons with Tom Wolfe’s The Bonfire of the Vanities and Jay McInerney’s Bright Lights, Big City, Whitehead should have the invitations embossed in gold relief. — David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
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  1. invites
  2. incentives
  3. encouragements
Noun
  • Finally, six months before the tournament begins, FIFA officially picks their referees and sends out the invites.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026
  • In a June 25 report, Page Six named Cara Delevigne, Stevie Nicks and Zoë Kravitz among other invitees, also reporting that Miles and Keleigh Teller did not receive invites after an apparent falling out with Swift.
    — Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 2 July 2026
Definition of invites
Noun
  • However, domestic flights remain limited, expensive and unpredictable, while ferry services are irregular and the maritime sector struggles with aging fleets and weak incentives to improve.
    — Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • As far as the actual economic incentives, the cost of living is much lower over there.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 31 July 2026
Definition of incentives
Noun
  • Many folks send encouragements toward OP mom and her son, while others put heat on the other parents for sexualizing their kids’ friendship.
    — DeVonne Goode, Parents, 26 July 2026
  • All through the park, competitors and onlookers hit vapes and shout tips and encouragements into trees.
    — Calin Van Paris, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of encouragements

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