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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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SeaD Consulting advises people to ask where their shrimp is from and support stronger regulations against the mislabeling of seafood.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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Newton asked Reed at the 01:29:10 mark of the interview.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
28 Jan. 2025
Verb
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But platforms seem to be wooing new users not by pretending to be a one-to-one replacement of the app, but by picking one successful aspect of TikTok and promising to do better than ByteDance’s biggest U.S. property ever could.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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The company hopes these software features, paired with a high-quality piece of hardware, will be enough to woo users across the continent away from the competition.—
Eric Zeman,
PCMAG,
15 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
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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
Verb
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In addition to financial damages, the association seeks to have the court issue an injunction to force them to comply and change their behaviors.—
Christyne D. Santisteban,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2025
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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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“Invite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invite. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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