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as in woos
to act so as to make (something) more likely
you're just inviting ridicule by making such outrageous claims
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as in invitations
a request for the presence or participation of someone at a specified time and place
He finagled an invite to an exclusive Hollywood party.
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Recent Examples of invites
Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
The North course, par 71, 6,945 yards, challenges the most accomplished golfers with its ravines, wind and tricky greens, while the popular and more sedate and sheltered par-70, 6,580-yard South Course, with four ocean-side holes, invites and tests golfers of every level.
—Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Instead of building taller walls around sensitive data, QIQD invites us to rethink the very ground those walls stand on.
—Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Specifically, the ability of the attackers to remain undetected between February—when the contractor's laptop was infected—and May—when Ascension first detected the breach—invites suspicions that the company didn’t follow basic security practices in its network.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
When Isaiah invites Cam to come train at his desert compound — which feels like a cross between a Brutalist bunker and a Bond villian’s lair — he’s already been warned by his doctor that another blow to the head could bench him for life.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
The program invites viewers to reflect on repair —n ot just as a policy issue, but as a deeply ethical and communal undertaking.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
Nostalgia, as Sheeran learns, sometimes reopens wounds and invites emotional gut punches previously buried for self-protection.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Guards Jahmir Young, Mark Madsen and Trevor Keels and forward Dain Dainja signed Exhibit 10 contracts, which come with small guarantees and training camp invites.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Valerie Mesa, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
The Anglo-Saxons, who have been given the multiracial treatment by the BBC’s casting directors, are squabbling natives whose weakness invites foreign interference.
—Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
The North course, par 71, 6,945 yards, challenges the most accomplished golfers with its ravines, wind and tricky greens, while the popular and more sedate and sheltered par-70, 6,580-yard South Course, with four ocean-side holes, invites and tests golfers of every level.
—Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Instead of building taller walls around sensitive data, QIQD invites us to rethink the very ground those walls stand on.
—Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Specifically, the ability of the attackers to remain undetected between February—when the contractor's laptop was infected—and May—when Ascension first detected the breach—invites suspicions that the company didn’t follow basic security practices in its network.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
When Isaiah invites Cam to come train at his desert compound — which feels like a cross between a Brutalist bunker and a Bond villian’s lair — he’s already been warned by his doctor that another blow to the head could bench him for life.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
The program invites viewers to reflect on repair —n ot just as a policy issue, but as a deeply ethical and communal undertaking.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
Nostalgia, as Sheeran learns, sometimes reopens wounds and invites emotional gut punches previously buried for self-protection.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Guards Jahmir Young, Mark Madsen and Trevor Keels and forward Dain Dainja signed Exhibit 10 contracts, which come with small guarantees and training camp invites.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
Your notifications are buzzing with festive invites, while others find romance through mutual connections.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invites
Verb
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The amendment essentially asks political appointees to commit political career suicide while navigating a constitutional crisis — a recipe for paralysis and politicization when decisive action is needed most.—
Lynn Schmidt,
Twin Cities,
19 Sep. 2025
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When her studio head boss asks her to fire her head writer Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) to appease a toxic male movie star, Vance decides to walk away, and does it in on air.—
Megan Thomas,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The American president is known to be a big fan of the royals, and is only the second head of state to receive two invitations (following French president Raymond Poincaré, who was hosted in 1913 and 1919).—
Isaac Bickerstaff,
Glamour,
18 Sep. 2025
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More than two dozen business leaders are expected to attend the reception at Chequers, according to a British government official familiar with the invitations.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Ivanhoe Mines—controlled by billionaire Robert Friedland—has agreed to sell C$690 million ($500 million) of its shares to Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) as the company seeks to expands its copper output amid rising demand for the metals needed for electric vehicles and data centers.—
Yessar Rosendar,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Flores seeks for his case to be certified as a class action on behalf of all Black head coaches, offensive and defensive coordinators, and QB coaches, as well as general managers, and Black candidates for those positions who would fall within the applicable statute of limitations.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Invites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invites. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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