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
A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Second-year associate Babcock won the appeal, a landmark ruling that established qualified First Amendment privilege for reporters in civil libel cases.
—Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026
Yoon is likely to appeal the verdict.
—CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Had his commercial assessments not been slashed by the three-member Board of Review that hears appeals, Kaegi estimated two-thirds of Chicago bills would have stayed the same or gone down.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Second-year associate Babcock won the appeal, a landmark ruling that established qualified First Amendment privilege for reporters in civil libel cases.
—Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
Sagittarius November 22 – December 21 A complicated form of pleasure may appeal to you now.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026
Yoon is likely to appeal the verdict.
—CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appeal
Noun
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Another category that would likely unnerve boards of directors, according to Minow, is close ties with Epstein following his controversial 2008 guilty plea to procuring a minor for prostitution.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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The prosecution and defense teams settled on the no contest plea in exchange for dropping the murder count.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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However, worries around a decline in attractiveness and fertility weren’t strongly linked with epigenetic aging.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
16 Feb. 2026
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The term is also multidimensional, embodying a range of qualities beyond wealth, like attractiveness, ambition, education/intelligence, professional success/achievement, and dating intention.—
Alexa Beck,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The credits apply to hotel bookings of two nights or more booked through Bilt Travel.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
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The hotel’s outdoor lawn and event space has quickly become a hot wedding venue—nearly every weekend in the summer and fall was booked up.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Or how about some actual depth in the rotation rather than a prayer circle for health and prospect progression?—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Fasting is one of the pillars of Islam Fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam, along with the profession of faith, prayer, almsgiving and pilgrimage.—
Mariam Fam,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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The authentic ambiance of the converted house adds to the charm, and their regular, skinny or spicy margaritas with Campo Bravo reposado are a steal.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Feb. 2026
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Cedar shingles, a type of wood roofing, offer a timeless, rustic charm and naturally resist insects and decay better than other woods.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
19 Feb. 2026
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Rios spent 17 years in prison before being paroled in 2007, yet waited more than 15 years to file his petition for a new trial, the defense noted.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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The couple separated in 2017, and Gayheart filed for a divorce petition in 2018.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Feb. 2026
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The fascination with Kornacki's attire began after the 2020 election.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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An English professor at Harvard and the author of two acclaimed novels, The Old Drift (2019) and The Furrows (2022), Serpell combines a professorial breadth of reference and a novelist’s fascination with the mechanics of literature.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The opportunities for Putin to collect incriminating information about powerful Americans would have been endless.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Feb. 2026
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Advertisement Oliver, who has never sent Bree anything incriminating.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Appeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appeal. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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