1
as in plea
an earnest request
made an appeal to the public to donate desperately needed blood
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2
as in attractiveness
the power of irresistible attraction
that hot new actress has a certain indescribable appeal
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as in to book
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Recent Examples of appeal
Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Allen, who's appealing his conviction and sentence, was recently moved to an Oklahoma prison.
—Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 5 Aug. 2025
Will Steakin, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2025
The one-paragraph notice of appeal does not offer any indications as to the legal arguments Hankison's defense team plans to make to justify a reversal of the conviction and sentence.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Aug. 2025
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Noun
But that doesn’t seem to appeal to Raleigh right now for one good reason.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Allen, who's appealing his conviction and sentence, was recently moved to an Oklahoma prison.
—Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
Less than 48 hours later, after also sending an appeal directly to the Department of Homeland Security, Loomer says an official personally contacted her, thanked her for amplifying the information, and later informed her that Hawkins had been removed.
—Will Steakin, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2025
The one-paragraph notice of appeal does not offer any indications as to the legal arguments Hankison's defense team plans to make to justify a reversal of the conviction and sentence.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appeal
Noun
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The Abraham Lincoln High School standout drafted by the Portland Trailblazers in 2004 is scheduled to begin a 6-month sentence Tuesday after allegedly failing to satisfy the terms of a plea agreement for his part in a healthcare fraud case, according to TMZ.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
11 Aug. 2025
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As part of the plea agreement, Yager completed 40 hours of community service and DUI school.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Users need to know why a certain car was booked, why a ride was rejected or why their preferred option wasn’t available.—
Amiad Solomon,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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He was booked into the Smith County Jail and is being held on a $600,000 bond.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The book details how Brown transformed her own trauma into something radiant—and how creativity became her form of prayer.—
Tanya Benedicto Klich,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The boat rose on end, and her bows were buried in an instant; a hurried ejaculation, at once shriek and prayer, rose to the lips of the bravest when, unexpected mercy!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
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Pivotal to the charm of the Algarve’s western coast are the simple pleasures: clifftop walks, buying your fish straight from the boats on the beach, coffee with a custardy pastéis de nata in a shady square.—
Zoë Dare Hall,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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The cosmic flow at this time typically represents an opportunity to impress people publicly or even charm authority figures.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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On Tuesday, a Change.org petition rapidly neared its 50,000-signature goal, with tens of thousands hoping that with enough users protesting, the wide rollout of the AI age checks might be stopped.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
12 Aug. 2025
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Lazier filed a court petition in 2024 that would have cleared the way for the project to continue.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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DeGroff is the father of the American cocktail renaissance and has a Scorcese-esque fascination with all things New York; Beebe’s extended tribute to the Stork Club and the cocktails therein would’ve been irresistible.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
16 Aug. 2025
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Eventually, Cooper revealed himself to be a serial killer, thus beginning Prater’s fascination with murderers.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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However, the Department of Justice and the FBI jointly declared no such incriminating list exists.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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But two shorter versions of the notes were turned over to the Bartholomew County Prosecutor's Office — neither included the incriminating information about Overstreet.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
4 Aug. 2025
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Negotiations continue, with both sides expressing a desire to reach a deal before Ascension Wisconsin providers fall out-of-network on Oct. 1.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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One episode involved Bondi’s desire to sit in the President’s box at the FIFA Club World Cup finals, in July, at the height of the Epstein uproar.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Appeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appeal. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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