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Recent Examples of invitingly
The duo provides an invitingly sweet alcoholic heat that sinks into the crumb of the brioche-like cake, giving each bite a literal burst of flavor.
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Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Jan. 2026
The film opens with a montage of nameless women across different eras and places smiling invitingly toward the camera, then frowning and glaring at it, and finally screaming while drenched in blood.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
The architects’ challenge was to shape a tower that was at once muscled and airy, a private fiefdom that appears invitingly public.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2025
Sarr took that literally by twice squaring, when invitingly placed in front of goal himself, for summer signing Yeremy Pino, who could not convert from promising positions.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Silano is invitingly conversational.
—Rebecca Morgan Frank
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
At its heart sits Viti, a striking blue crater lake that steams invitingly in contrast to the stark black landscape.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Jan. 2026
The film opens with a montage of nameless women across different eras and places smiling invitingly toward the camera, then frowning and glaring at it, and finally screaming while drenched in blood.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
The architects’ challenge was to shape a tower that was at once muscled and airy, a private fiefdom that appears invitingly public.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2025
Sarr took that literally by twice squaring, when invitingly placed in front of goal himself, for summer signing Yeremy Pino, who could not convert from promising positions.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Silano is invitingly conversational.
—Rebecca Morgan Frank
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
At its heart sits Viti, a striking blue crater lake that steams invitingly in contrast to the stark black landscape.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invitingly
Adverb
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Skipper, for his part, was enticingly exotic to Pym.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
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The widely varied performances are quietly yet keenly expressive; Reichardt’s dialogue has enticingly odd spin (starting with an ingenious monologue for a precocious child) and the cast delivers it with pinpoint inflections.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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His is a wily, chaotic, satirical and sincere, temptingly unwieldy epic drama.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 Nov. 2025
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What that means is even if the door opens and the tarmac looks temptingly walkable, think twice before stepping off.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
24 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Kirk is appealingly standoffish, if such a thing might be imagined.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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It was announced in 2021 with great fanfare and an appealingly low price of just $40,000.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
15 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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This has shifted focus to parts of the market that are more attractively valued that investors suspect will be more immune to any pullbacks.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
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The vegetables, fruit, and baskets of potatoes were attractively arranged.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Even the twerking was beautifully choreographed.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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What’s more, cooking the pasta directly with the other ingredients makes the most of the beneficial starch, forming a silky, delicious sauce that clings beautifully to each noodle.—
Martha Stewart,
Martha Stewart,
11 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Still, Anutin held yet another rally that very evening, and the sacrifice appears to have paid off handsomely.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
9 Feb. 2026
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Venture capitalists and experts have previously told CNBC that these deals often leave some investors and employees in a state of limbo while founders and AI leaders get paid handsomely.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Blessed with wonderfully expressive, almost boyish faces, these actors are barely able to contain their excitement about taking this journey together.—
Jenny Lumet,
Vanity Fair,
10 Feb. 2026
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Lots of wonderfully gross things happen to Christine thanks to her mistake, but the reason this movie works perfectly as an anti-Valentine’s treat is its incredible ending that turns a classic rom-com trope on its head.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Invitingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invitingly. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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