as in creates
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
we should be prepared for the possibility that any solution may invoke another set of problems
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Recent Examples of invokes
Big Red might be a braggart, a bully and rotten to the core, but Lasdun invokes Thomas De Quincey’s neat point about how a man’s capacity to rob says nothing about his propensity to murder.
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Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
The pale beige brickwork that surrounds the home’s four fireplaces likewise invokes the dunes.
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Sam Cochran,
Architectural Digest,
25 June 2026
Companies may be loath to hire such workers if doing so invokes a $285 a month fee to the state per uninsured employee, as the Senate had at that time proposed.
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Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
One or both of them invokes the noble name of etiquette, claiming to be enforcing proper behavior.
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Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
Even when foreign carriers fly 747s, though, the sight of one of their planes invokes American ingenuity, because the aircraft was designed and built by America.
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Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
For hundreds of millions of soccer fans from across the world, seven FIFA World Cup games will be held in Miami — a name that invokes images of beaches, nightclubs and Latin culture.
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Joshua Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
The historical record Barr invokes is sobering.
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Mayra Rodriguez Valladares,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
The lawsuit invokes the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act (DTPA), which allows individuals and businesses to sue companies for false, misleading, or deceptive business practices.
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Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
23 May 2026
Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
The pale beige brickwork that surrounds the home’s four fireplaces likewise invokes the dunes.
—
Sam Cochran,
Architectural Digest,
25 June 2026
Companies may be loath to hire such workers if doing so invokes a $285 a month fee to the state per uninsured employee, as the Senate had at that time proposed.
—
Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
One or both of them invokes the noble name of etiquette, claiming to be enforcing proper behavior.
—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
Even when foreign carriers fly 747s, though, the sight of one of their planes invokes American ingenuity, because the aircraft was designed and built by America.
—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
For hundreds of millions of soccer fans from across the world, seven FIFA World Cup games will be held in Miami — a name that invokes images of beaches, nightclubs and Latin culture.
—
Joshua Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
The historical record Barr invokes is sobering.
—
Mayra Rodriguez Valladares,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
The lawsuit invokes the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act (DTPA), which allows individuals and businesses to sue companies for false, misleading, or deceptive business practices.
—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invokes
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Summerville creates chances mostly by cutting in on his preferred right foot, as shown on the dashboard, and is unafraid to pick out shots from congested central areas.
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To prevent the organs from being rejected by their new human hosts, Revivicor deactivated a gene that codes for the enzyme that creates the alpha-gal molecule.
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For 2026, the V6 generates 536 hp (400 kW), and the electric motor adds another 469 hp (350 kW), but only when there’s charge in the battery, which isn’t for that much of an average lap.
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The violence of the motion generates prodigious amounts of topspin.
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Camp Meeker Cabin stands as a thoughtful retreat that brings mountain living back to its essentials.
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Air conditioning will be keeping millions of Americans safe and comfortable over the holiday weekend as a heat dome brings dangerous conditions to millions.
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In May, authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda declared outbreaks after lab tests detected the spread of Bundibugyo virus, which causes a type of Ebola disease.
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.
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Unlike his later work with Disclosure Day, this prompts a journey of discovery rather than one of fear.
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Two hundred and fifty years later, as artificial intelligence reshapes the practice of law and prompts questions about the future of the profession, the nation's founding offers an unexpected answer.
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This cozy space does a lot with a little, offering bar seating, booths for larger parties and a few tables for smaller groups.
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So does Milot Kiros, the DSA Congressional candidate who won in Colorado on Tuesday.
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The state’s Holocaust Education Bill, passed in 1994, requires every school district to teach the Holocaust with the explicit aim of building tolerance, nurturing democratic values, and confronting what indifference produces.
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Scan your face, train your voice on a few prompts, write (or accept a brand’s) creative brief, and the content produces itself.
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