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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
Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
The film drew Poe Mamhe Thar’s serious attention from the moment she was invited to audition.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026
CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Mohammad Moaz, president of the FDNY Islamic Society, also took a chance in extending an invite to Mamdani.
—Katherine Koretski, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Bello invited reporters to tour Salmos 23 #3, which appeared modern and homey.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
The film drew Poe Mamhe Thar’s serious attention from the moment she was invited to audition.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
Tennessee has earned a bid in every women's NCAA Tournament, but this year's invite wasn't a layup.
—CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Mohammad Moaz, president of the FDNY Islamic Society, also took a chance in extending an invite to Mamdani.
—Katherine Koretski, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invite
Verb
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Ali, who wasn’t formally charged, called his family to say that he would be released on bail, and asked them to gather the funds and collect him from prison.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Manteca Fire Department is taking action and trying to get ahead of this fire season by asking residents to reduce fire danger or face fines.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That could spell a long summer of road trips to woo conservative holdovers stranded at the lower entryway to the north state.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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That was a concession the Ellisons made to woo WBD away from its previous merger partner, Netflix.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2026
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The invitation to the leader of the Nationalist Party, Cheng Li-wun, could help Xi bolster his argument to Trump that the United States should curtail weapons sales to Taiwan.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Mar. 2026
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The agency envisaged the book as a public invitation for other Iranian nuclear scientists to defect as well, and Chalker worked government contacts at Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation to line up a publisher at its HarperCollins division.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Another, says Lentsch, was when the Wyoming state senate almost passed SJ2, a bill seeking to transfer all federal land in Wyoming to the state for the purpose of selling it off.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
3 Apr. 2026
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The sixth pillar, agri-tourism, seeks to support rural economic activity and diversify income sources.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Invite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invite. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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