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as in invite
a request for the presence or participation of someone at a specified time and place
She called to ask if we had received her wedding invitation.
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as in encouragement
something that arouses action or activity
He took the layoff as an invitation to embark on a new career path.
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Recent Examples of invitation
Including Igbo in this way—through snippets and shorter phrases, rather than long passages of untranslated text—is an invitation, rather than a complete obstruction to understanding.
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Rachel Ashcroft
july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
Vin Scully, the late Hall of Fame broadcaster for the Los Angeles Dodgers, was an early guest of the Cubs but turned down a second invitation to perform.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
About the invisibility of Palestinians and indigenous peoples in this culture that makes such an invitation, with all its implicit lies and violence, unremarkable.
—Cindy Juyoung Ok
june 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
The six-episode series garnered critical acclaim for its cinematography and storytelling, earning an invitation to the 29th Busan International Film Festival’s Special Screening section.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 June 2025
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Rachel Ashcroft
july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
Vin Scully, the late Hall of Fame broadcaster for the Los Angeles Dodgers, was an early guest of the Cubs but turned down a second invitation to perform.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
About the invisibility of Palestinians and indigenous peoples in this culture that makes such an invitation, with all its implicit lies and violence, unremarkable.
—Cindy Juyoung Ok
june 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
The six-episode series garnered critical acclaim for its cinematography and storytelling, earning an invitation to the 29th Busan International Film Festival’s Special Screening section.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invitation
Noun
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An invite to nosh on burgers and hot dogs might just be a small step towards world peace.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
11 July 2025
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Phishing Do not forward the invite from the calendar, as this may notify the sender and confirm your account is active.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 July 2025
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Jason Bateman even offered Shepard some encouragement to lock it down.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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What a torrent of encouragement and loving advice and undeserved flattery over the years!—
John Updike,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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While these efforts have generally failed to boost birth rates, one notable exception is the Hubei province city of Tianmen, where incentives were followed by a notable surge in births last year.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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The bill eliminates critical renewable energy incentives, redirects funding toward fossil fuels and nuclear power, and dismantles key progressive priorities of the Biden administration.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
7 July 2025
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But another member of the Southeastern Connecticut delegation who served as the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Aundre Bumgardner, D-Groton, said that the Plainfield proposal had been the primary impetus for the bill.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
9 July 2025
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Still, Streeter suggested that further pressure from the U.K. regulator could provide the impetus required to accelerate changes within the company.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
8 July 2025
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On that occasion, Siegemund left the court for an 11-minute bathroom break at the end of the first set, and then had an MTO that lasted 14 minutes in the third.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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For the occasion, her hair was an allover honey-blonde color that complimented her blush Christian Dior outfit nicely.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
8 July 2025
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“Invitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invitation. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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