Invoke
Invoke verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Press and invoke are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Press" instead a verb "Invoke".
Nearby Words: invocation, invoking
Press
Press verb - To take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Chirping Crickets: Sydney tries (and fails) to invoke one as Go Look at the Distraction during the press conference, but enforces it later.
Source: Webcomic / Grrl Power
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Press and Invoke. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/invoke/press
Invoke & Press. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/invoke/press>.
Press or Invoke. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/invoke/press.
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