INVOKED Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

invoked

verb

past tense of invoke

as in created

to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) we should be prepared for the possibility that any solution may invoke another set of problems

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Recent Examples of invoked Ultimately the case was dropped after a friend of Terri's invoked the Fifth Amendment 147 times during questioning about her whereabouts the day Kyron went missing, as well as her interactions with Terri that day. — Eileen Murphy, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 Frequently, these prosecutions have invoked spy charges, with the FSB’s counterintelligence wing supplying the incriminating information. — Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026 Marie Antoinette was invoked in some Bezos headlines, referring to Wintour. — Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026 For one, there’s the sheer age of the law, which hasn’t been invoked since the Spanish-American War in 1898. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 In an appearance on Semafor’s Mixed Signals in the wake of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s win, Piker expressed dismay at being invoked in intra-Democratic debates. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026 But the section was never invoked, as the damage from the other Smoot-Hawley tariffs was already done. — Kent Jones, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026 Sudbeck also said the amount of TCU fans invoked a sense of pride. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026 Philipps remembers asking Silverstein, who invoked Van Der Beek. — Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026

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Spirit’s team created a warm mahogany-and-veneer interior defined by curves, with details such as fore-and-aft berths, a shower, a galley, and an electric head.

— Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2026
The court also held that MiniMax may be held directly liable for infringing uses created by its customers.

— Schuyler Moore, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of created

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The 2026 midterms have brought a number of generational challenges like the one Moulton is waging against Markey, with younger Democrats taking on — and in some cases unseating — longtime incumbents.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Wemlinger says the cyclical nature of design trends has brought these colors back, but the nostalgia factor is changing how they’re used.

— Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of brought

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Experts said it was most likely caused by a partial glacier collapse that sent tons of ice and rock crashing down into the valley below, setting off a powerful landslide.

— Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
The federal case was based on allegations the social media giant misrepresented the extent of child mental health harms caused by apps like Facebook and Instagram.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of caused

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For decades, an attacker discovered a vulnerability, a security tool generated an alert, an analyst investigated it, the issue was escalated and eventually someone decided what to do.

— Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Investigators said the videos had millions of views and potentially generated large amounts of income.

— Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of generated

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The release prompted people looking for more ways to help to check out the websites for Food for the Poor and World Central Kitchen.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
The bizarre encounter prompted Edelman to share a warning about rabies and what people should do after possible contact with a bat.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of prompted

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Always negotiating between interior life and attention, Yayoi Kusama had a late fame that spawned long lines and an Instagrammable way of experiencing art.

— Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026
Their beacon also recorded the chain of parent processes that spawned each install, ultimately revealing that coding agents, including Claude, OpenAI’s Codex, and Nous Research’s Hermes, were involved.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of spawned

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The film is produced by Mattia Guerra for Be Water Film, Filippo Sugar and Elisabetta Biganzoli for Sugar Play, and Marco Colombo for Adler Entertainment, together with Marco Morabito and Fasano.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
The late star had also been a co-owner of Sandollar Productions alongside her former manager, Sandy Gallin, which produced Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Father of the Bride and Sabrina, among others.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026

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