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
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Officials there plan to appeal, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
—Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Equity had 21 days after the ruling with which to appeal and the appeal has been backed by the TUC at its annual congress today in Brighton.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The Clippers would have the chance to appeal to an NBA appeals panel.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Officials there plan to appeal, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
—Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
Trump’s appeal has always rested on his ability to blur the two, leading many commentators to use Neil Postman’s Amusing Ourselves to Death to make sense of his rise.
—Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Equity had 21 days after the ruling with which to appeal and the appeal has been backed by the TUC at its annual congress today in Brighton.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appeal
Noun
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Many of Joaquin's accusers decried his state-level plea deal with the California Attorney General's Office as too lenient.—
Luc Cohen,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Elias Rodriguez, who chanted pro-Palestine slogans as he was arrested, was charged with their murder and has entered a not guilty plea.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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That means women on average tend to contact men who are perceived to be slightly less or roughly the same as them in terms of desirability and attractiveness, which signals a cautious approach.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Other factors may also contribute to your mosquito attractiveness, like your genetics and skin odor.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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From fragrant soul food platters off Jefferson Street homes to chic seafood towers in the Gulch, Nashville’s brunch scene makes a compelling case for booking a trip just to eat your way through a late morning.—
Rai Mincey,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The loan signing from Manchester City contributed assists for both goals in Brighton’s 2-0 defeat, and Wieffer was also booked in the first half for a foul on him.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform called for prayers and held a moment of silence for Kirk during a meeting.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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When a Republican member of Congress asked House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) if the moment of silence for Kirk could be changed to spoken prayer, a shouting match with the chamber’s Democrats ensued.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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She was drawn to his humor and charm.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Tyla stars in the campaign for Pandora’s new Talisman collection, which features charms with ancient coin motifs.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Evidence showed Wendi’s resentment after a judge denied her 2013 petition to relocate her sons away from Markel in Tallahassee to South Florida to be near her brother and parents.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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Dash filed his voluntary petition Thursday and posted about it Friday on Instagram.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Based on the Pennsylvania haunting of the Smurl family, the film sent him down a research rabbit hole to find out all about the Warrens – a fascination that eventually turned into a hugely successful horror-movie universe.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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The decision to turn her apartment into an immersive theme experience for an audience of one (and her Italian greyhound, Vito) was a natural, if outsize, expression of her fascination.—
Laura Bannister,
Curbed,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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None were incriminating and Paqueta claimed the deletions had been to help navigate family tensions.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Why would someone with the political backing of President Milei and the power of a Security Minister agree to a meeting with Ballard, and then go on to incriminate himself so directly?—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Appeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appeal. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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