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as in woos
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 invitations
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 Synonyms for invites
Verb
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Advertisement The suit asks the courts to block the law from going into effect.—
Suhauna Hussain,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Jan. 2025 -
Young asks if the potential customer has a corporate sponsor and cites companies including Audible and Bloomberg as clients.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
5 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Plus, its members can gain access to benefits like hard-to-secure reservations, preferred rates at luxury hotels, and invitations to sold-out and invite-only concerts and sporting events.—
Alexandra York,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
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With the right approach, ideas that initially seem threatening can be seen as invitations to dialogue rather than as attacks.—
Shaun Carver,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Unlike Synopsys and Ansys, whose focus is on technological integration for market leadership, the Honda-Nissan merger seeks to reclaim their status as culturally influential brands.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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The last quarter moon in Libra seeks to find harmony.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
22 Dec. 2024
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“Invites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invites. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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