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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
Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026
The country singer heard about their story and invited them on the Texas leg of her Middle of Nowhere tour.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 May 2026
George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Last year, the WHCA pulled an invite to comic Amber Ruffin, who was scheduled to be featured at the annual dinner.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
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Verb
After a chance encounter with a group of influencers in their twenties who are passing through town, Ernie invites them into his home – a decision that unsettles the fragile world he’s spent years trying to exist within.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026
The country singer heard about their story and invited them on the Texas leg of her Middle of Nowhere tour.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 May 2026
Noun
As Artnetpointed out in its recent Intelligence Report, Christie’s secretive, invite-only, single-lot private auctions have, ironically, been well-covered in past years by its columnist Kenny Schachter and the Canvas’s Jeremy Hodgkin.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Last year, the WHCA pulled an invite to comic Amber Ruffin, who was scheduled to be featured at the annual dinner.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invite
Verb
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The congresswoman asked lawmakers to assess the situation and develop a repatriation plan by the end of the day on May 7.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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The debate was sponsored by The Denver Post, Denver7 and Colorado Public Radio, and the first question asked Bennet and Weiser to identify a policy position that separated them.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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Outward expansion is already ramping up as major brands push to build out charging infrastructure and woo customers and partners abroad.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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Starmer hand-delivered the invitation from the king in the Oval Office five weeks after the Republican president returned to office, in a very public attempt to woo the president.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Two invitation-only workshop presentations are scheduled for May 14 and May 15 in New York, with actors Bryce Pinkham as Louis Winthorpe III (the Aykroyd role) and Ephraim Sykes as Billy Ray Valentine (the Murphy role).—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
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The agency could move the security perimeter outside the hotel, maybe do an ID check against those invitations.—
Shane Harris,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The project is particularly acrimonious, drawing out geographical battles between north and south and thorny fights between officials who want to build the tunnel and environmentalists and Delta residents seeking to protect the local ecosystem and their way of life.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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Max Allegri sought refuge in the dug-out at the Mapei Stadium.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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“Invite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invite. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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