Thesaurus results for INVITED

invited

verb

past tense of invite

as in asked

to request the presence or participation of she's invited only select friends to visit her new house

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as in wooed

to act so as to make (something) more likely you're just inviting ridicule by making such outrageous claims

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Recent Examples of invited He was typically invited to speak by conservative student organizations. — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026 Rather than cancel the interview, Branson invited Bayliss to come along for the ride. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026 Orthodox's staff of about six workers have all be invited to stay. — John Magsam, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026 Visitors are invited to travel across time and place to notice how societies around the world tended to weave similar, parallel myths. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Perlman and Aghdashloo will take particularly active roles, joining panels and workshops alongside fellow jurors and invited industry guests. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026 The Down Deep • Hey, Peter Gabriel was invited to the silo opening! — Noel Murray, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, the people who could catch the problem were never invited to look. — Faisal Saeed, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 In August of 2017, media members throughout Southern California were invited to reserve a time for a one-on-one interview with the California Interscholastic Federation’s then-commissioner, Rob Wigod. — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2026

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Those in the area who wish to donate supplies such as water and sports drinks are asked to drop them off at Clear Fork Bank in Mineral Wells.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Eisenkot also led Netanyahu 47% to 34% when respondents were asked who was better suited to serve as prime minister.

— Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026

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Didier Deschamps’ side had wooed everybody with their vast attacking talents, yet Spain completely threw them off their rhythm.

— Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Miguel Maduro, a law professor and former advocate general at the European Court of Justice, took over as chair of FIFA’s governance committee after Infantino wooed him with promises of reform.

— Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026

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Khanal said the government has sought specialized support from Nepal's neighbors in tunnel rescue, survivor-detection technology, rapid forensic and DNA analysis, as well as morgue refrigerators.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026
Khanal said the government has sought specialized support from Nepal’s neighbors in tunnel rescue, survivor-detection technology, rapid forensic and DNA analysis, as well as morgue refrigerators.

— Victoria Milko, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

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