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as in wooed
to act so as to make (something) more likely
you're just inviting ridicule by making such outrageous claims
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Recent Examples of invited
They also were invited into the clubhouse and Marmol’s office after the game.
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Warren Mayes, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
And to me, getting that invitation has got to be the equivalent of a PGA tour player getting invited to the Masters.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
The Daily Mail reported that King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William, Kate Middleton, Prince Edward, Sophie, Peter's sister Zara Tindall and her husband Mike Tindall are expected to be invited.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
There are reports of a shift in their relationship with their daughters, Princess Eugenie and Beatrice, alongside claims that Andrew and Fergie aren’t invited to his nephew’s wedding.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 15 May 2026
Mann has been invited to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Goethe, Germany’s greatest man of letters.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 May 2026
Viewers are invited to move physically and emotionally through the chronicle, engaging with the layered histories embedded in each section of cloth.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Here are the highlights for those who don’t work at Clorox, so they didn’t get invited to the upfronts.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 May 2026
In addition, the Patriots invited 17 tryout players to the session.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
Warren Mayes, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
And to me, getting that invitation has got to be the equivalent of a PGA tour player getting invited to the Masters.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
The Daily Mail reported that King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William, Kate Middleton, Prince Edward, Sophie, Peter's sister Zara Tindall and her husband Mike Tindall are expected to be invited.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
There are reports of a shift in their relationship with their daughters, Princess Eugenie and Beatrice, alongside claims that Andrew and Fergie aren’t invited to his nephew’s wedding.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 15 May 2026
Mann has been invited to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Goethe, Germany’s greatest man of letters.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 May 2026
Viewers are invited to move physically and emotionally through the chronicle, engaging with the layered histories embedded in each section of cloth.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Here are the highlights for those who don’t work at Clorox, so they didn’t get invited to the upfronts.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 May 2026
In addition, the Patriots invited 17 tryout players to the session.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invited
Verb
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When this happens, passengers are asked to dump their drinks out in a dedicated dumping facility or throw the whole thing away into a trash can.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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Since radios are often found in the same rooms as sofas, the man asked at what speed sofa waves travelled.—
Weike Wang,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
Verb
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Carl is wooed back into the house by Lindsay, of all people.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
13 May 2026
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Acquiring sports teams and land For much of his life a partying roustabout who wooed beautiful women, the lean, mustachioed sportsman married three times.—
David Bauder,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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Among other things, advocates expressed concern the bill would allow companies to collect sensitive data about immigration status and reproductive health care sought, and then sell it to third parties and federal agencies.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026
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Wang and Sun executed directives from PRC representatives and sometimes sought permission from Chinese government officials to post content, Wang’s plea agreement said.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC news,
14 May 2026
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“Invited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invited. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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