APPEALED Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

appealed

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past tense of appeal

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Recent Examples of appealed It was appealed by Lifton and the PCFB and Blakeman’s ability to cure was frozen due to the appeal. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 May 2026 Louisiana appealed to our court and sought a stay pending appeal. — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 1 May 2026 But then federal prosecutors appealed a judge's decision granting him bond with electronic monitoring, and the judge agreed Friday to put it on hold while that appeal plays out. — ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026 Gilbert appealed Wilson’s ruling; however, in December 2024, a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel turned down Gilbert’s appeal, per Courthouse News Service. — Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 8 Oct. 2025 The White House appealed to the Supreme Court, and now the high court has agreed to examine the appeal. — Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025

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In his veto message Newsom, like the California Chamber of Commerce, cited the pressing need to address water scarcities driven by climate change.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Among the barriers Buelna cited were the high cost of housing, food insecurity and child care.

— Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of cited

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For example, the person cannot change residence or travel to another municipality or province without authorization and must appear before the court when summoned.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Reactionary beliefs and conspiratorial thinking are thus summoned out of these hipsters like a cobra from a basket.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

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Cole’s lawyers have also advanced Kerkhoff as an alternative suspect, while Baker is accused of falsely identifying her as the bomber.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2026
David Hearn, the former Olympics canoeist accused of damaging Washington's Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool before prosecutors dropped the case, cannot be recharged, a judge has ruled.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026

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Brown was subsequently arrested by the Middletown Police Department, discharged by the hospital and arraigned in Superior Court in Middletown on charges relating to the Middletown homicide.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026
He was arraigned in Bronx Supreme Court after his arrest and ordered held without bail.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026

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Osborn has been traveling across Nebraska to hold meetings in all 93 counties and has repeatedly criticized Ricketts for not holding town halls to meet with constituents.

— NICHOLAS INGRAM, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Hinojosa has campaigned on her tenure as a civil rights lawyer and criticized Abbott’s crime policies as violating civil liberties.

— Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

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Nuñez defended police tactics despite a growing number of severe injuries blamed on officers' riot-control weapons.

— NICOLAS GARRIGA, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Rather than point to the comments, however, Cruz blamed fans who attempted to force their way through the entrance of the stadium before the game.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of blamed

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Insider tip Even if you’re not booked in for a treatment, make time for the spa’s indoor pool.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
He was booked at the Placer County Jail and was released later Thursday morning after posting a $10,000 bail bond, jail record show.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

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