invitations

noun

plural of invitation
1
as in invites
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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2
as in incentives
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 invitations The Moon enters Aries and your 11th House of Friends, Community, and Future Plans, bringing energy to invitations, brainstorms, and shared goals. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2026 The letter was organized by the Venice4Palestine collective, which similarly targeted the festival last year and had urged the event’s organizers to withdraw invitations to Gerard Butler and Gal Gadot over their previous support for Israel. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 29 Aug. 2026 The Academy Award-winning actor sent out invitations to fete the polarizing tech wiz, who many in the filmmaking community worry could put them out of work with his artificial intelligence products. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026 Porges said Kapoor deliberately built trust with him by extending social invitations and repeatedly offering reassurances. — Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 Parents can teach children to be considerate about how and where invitations are handed out without turning every birthday into a class-wide event. — Caroline Chirichella, Parents, 27 Aug. 2026 With the acclaim came the awards, the invitations to give commencement speeches, the honorary degrees, the chance to perform before thousands of fans at big-time sports events. — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026 Since my last review, a couple of invitations have appeared for your new account. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026 That said, invitations to royal family events like Christmas at Sandringham—a staple in the royal calendar each year—are not guaranteed for the Sussexes. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 24 Aug. 2026
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  1. invites
  2. incentives
  3. encouragements
Noun
  • Finally, six months before the tournament begins, FIFA officially picks their referees and sends out the invites.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026
  • In a June 25 report, Page Six named Cara Delevigne, Stevie Nicks and Zoë Kravitz among other invitees, also reporting that Miles and Keleigh Teller did not receive invites after an apparent falling out with Swift.
    — Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 2 July 2026
Definition of invites
Noun
  • Industry stakeholders argued that the measure had the unintended consequence of hamstringing Hollywood’s recovery by limiting the ability of studios to use state incentives for in-state production.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Pritzker even signed a 2019 bill that encouraged the use of tax incentives to help ensure data-center growth.
    — David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of incentives
Noun
  • Many folks send encouragements toward OP mom and her son, while others put heat on the other parents for sexualizing their kids’ friendship.
    — DeVonne Goode, Parents, 26 July 2026
  • All through the park, competitors and onlookers hit vapes and shout tips and encouragements into trees.
    — Calin Van Paris, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of encouragements

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“Invitations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invitations. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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