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as in to woo
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 invitation
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 invite
Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 24 Jan. 2025
Bobby's son, Robert Ratliff recalled to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that he was eventually invited to Kelly's home to discuss the possibility of a feature film.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
Host Bishop Moore won a pair of games on the first day of the Mike Stone boys soccer invite, while Ocoee also won its tourney opener.
—Steve Gorches, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Newsom had invited Trump, ahead of his inauguration, to come to California to see the destruction, meet with families and thank first responders and firefighters.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 24 Jan. 2025
Bobby's son, Robert Ratliff recalled to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that he was eventually invited to Kelly's home to discuss the possibility of a feature film.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
Vetro didn’t want to leave any of them out, so an invite for one singer could entail making space for up to 20 guests.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
Host Bishop Moore won a pair of games on the first day of the Mike Stone boys soccer invite, while Ocoee also won its tourney opener.
—Steve Gorches, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invite
Verb
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Newton asked Reed at the 01:29:10 mark of the interview.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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The Planned Parenthood providers in late December filed a motion for reconsideration, essentially asking Zhang to reverse her earlier ruling.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2025
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As part of its efforts to woo the locals, Tomorrow will open a second Paris showroom, at 45 Rue de la Boétie, on Wednesday.—
Samantha Conti,
WWD,
22 Jan. 2025
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So does its competitor, Impossible Foods, which recently changed its packaging colors from green to blood red, all the better to woo carnivores.—
Cara Buckley,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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And when Jasmine playfully extended yet another invitation to the party, Florian snapped at her once again.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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So by the time the phone rang earlier this month with an invitation to a weeklong training camp in Florida, Anderson had stopped waiting.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Gabbard, who sought to repeal the controversial law that authorizes the U.S. government to collect the communications of foreigners abroad without a warrant, has since reversed her stance.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2025
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Born in Kathmandu, Hamal had spent part of his childhood in rural western Nepal before emigrating to the U.S. with his politician father and teacher mother, who sought political asylum in 1999 during a period of violence and civil war in Nepal.—
Alex Konrad,
Forbes,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Invite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invite. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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