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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
Myisha Battle, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
Instead, the digital invite app Partiful put up the money to pay off the fine.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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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
If you are overwhelmed by invites, politely decline.
—Myisha Battle, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
Instead, the digital invite app Partiful put up the money to pay off the fine.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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Verb
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During the news conference, several people described how the fires had affected their families and asked public officials to hold oil companies to account.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Just ask the Celtics, who fell by 13 points at Toronto (10-31) on Wednesday night.—
Jason Beede,
Orlando Sentinel,
16 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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The punishment was far less than the maximum six-month sentence sought by the government but more than the probation that Papadopoulos and his lawyers had asked for.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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Qorvo – Shares gained 14.4% after activist investor Starboard Value disclosed a 7.7% stake in Qorvo and is seeking changes to improve the company’s share price.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Invite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invite. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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