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as in attractive
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as in irresistible
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as in wooing
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 inviting
Shalwah Evans, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Its delicate arch fits in with the curved furniture trend, which can help your home office feel softer, more inviting, and allows the bookshelf to blend in more naturally with the your office layout.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2025
Wall coverings can also help large spaces feel more inviting and smaller spaces feel well-curated and purposeful.
—Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Growing native plants is one of the best ways to support pollinators and make your garden more inviting to wildlife.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
The right area rug can add a touch of beautiful decor to a space, and make any room feel more inviting.
—Shalwah Evans, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Its delicate arch fits in with the curved furniture trend, which can help your home office feel softer, more inviting, and allows the bookshelf to blend in more naturally with the your office layout.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2025
Wall coverings can also help large spaces feel more inviting and smaller spaces feel well-curated and purposeful.
—Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Growing native plants is one of the best ways to support pollinators and make your garden more inviting to wildlife.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inviting
Adjective
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The vast majority of the city’s industrial jobs remained low paying, dangerous, and only attractive to the most desperate Americans until the 1940s.—
Made by History,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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These rooms, and the rest of the interior, have just been professionally repainted using attractive colors.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Then, the sweet sandwich is pressed together, panini style, to create a warm and irresistible dessert.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The combination has proven particularly irresistible for streaming audiences, with the song debuting atop the Streaming Songs chart this week.—
Christopher Claxton,
Billboard,
15 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The plaintiffs are asking the court to block the administration’s order, which puts Haitians at risk of being returned to a country overrun by deadly gangs.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2025
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The Purple One was not pleased when his band started asking questions.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Direct comparisons with Odegaard are tempting and not unreasonable, but Nypan is a more all-round midfielder.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Despite some lofty promises from Chrissy and people’s overall wariness of Mitch and his story, the opportunity to eliminate Sai was just too tempting.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And instead of being sweet or endearing, this behavior comes off as smothering, inappropriate, or suspicious.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
28 Mar. 2025
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Not to mention, their friendship is endearing to fans even outside of San Jose.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Urban centers like Detroit and the surrounding suburbs remain hot spots, attracting families and professionals seeking a balance between suburban comfort and urban amenities.—
Brendel Hightower,
Detroit Free Press,
24 Dec. 2024
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This makes for some far greater disincentives for seeking retribution by filing malicious legal actions than the coverage of Patel's remarks and goals to date have suggested.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Grated Pecorino Romano cheese brings an alluring savory oomph to the dish.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 2025
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In Japan, Timeshares Are Back: A new model of ownership is allowing middle-class families and wealthy vacationers alike to buy a piece of alluring properties.—
Rukmini Callimachi,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The Week 14 Thursday Night Football feature produced more winning bets on the Packers (+3.5) and over the game total in the Lions 34-31 win.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes,
12 Dec. 2024
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The most winning aspect of Wilder's play is its warmth.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
11 Oct. 2024
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“Inviting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inviting. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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