appeal (to)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appeal (to)
Verb
  • Frazier then tried to subtly get the answer to the question fans have been begging to know — is Rihanna having a baby girl?
    Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 30 June 2025
  • Within a month, my friends were begging me for more.
    Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • Within a week after petitioning for divorce documents, Heard filed a domestic restraining order against her estranged husband on grounds of domestic abuse charges.
    Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 23 June 2025
  • Some officers petitioned Waddell to stop at Cape Town in late September instead of proceeding on to Liverpool.
    Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
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“Appeal (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appeal%20%28to%29. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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