as in attractive
having an often mysterious or magical power to attract
the idea of living on Mars is appealing to space enthusiasts
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Recent Examples of appealing
Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
So anyway, the idea of designing and creating that was very, very appealing.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Ben Marshall, the most appealing member of SNL’sdigital-short-making sketch group Please Don’t Destroy, is moving into a performing role.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
Bruce Feldman suggests some more appealing ideas, starting with SMU head coach Rhett Lashlee, a former Razorbacks backup QB.
—Jason Kirk, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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Verb
All of these dyes are commonly used to make food and beverage products brightly colored and more appealing to consumers.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
So anyway, the idea of designing and creating that was very, very appealing.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Ben Marshall, the most appealing member of SNL’sdigital-short-making sketch group Please Don’t Destroy, is moving into a performing role.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
Bruce Feldman suggests some more appealing ideas, starting with SMU head coach Rhett Lashlee, a former Razorbacks backup QB.
—Jason Kirk, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appealing
Adjective
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At least one community member during Thursday’s meeting said the timing of government conversations on addressing homelessness locally feels like an attempt to conceal unhoused residents ahead of the World Cup to make KCK more attractive for tourists.—
Sofi Zeman
October 3,
Kansas City Star,
3 Oct. 2025
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In a low-hire, low-fire market with few options for workers — especially those in white-collar industries — health care is becoming an attractive option.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Democrats are dug in on extending Obamacare subsidies expiring soon, citing Americans' rising health care costs.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Hall allegedly punched the back door to enter his in-laws' home, where his estranged wife was staying with their children, WPXI and the Observer-Reporter reported, citing accounts from witnesses and authorities.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There’s a charming bit of irony in watching one of the most prolific and successful producers in the music industry fumble with his audio output.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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Catriona, the charming young heiress to a vast oil fortune, and her two year old son Adam, were brutally kidnapped at gunpoint outside a fish and chip shop in Fife.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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He is also charged with felony discharge of a firearm, committing a violent act in the presence of a child, and two counts of witness tampering for instructing a roommate to delete incriminating texts and avoid cooperating with police.—
Amanda Castro
Mandy Taheri
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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The Justice Department has spent months investigating, and there’s been no indication that prosecutors have managed to uncover any degree of incriminating evidence necessary to secure an indictment.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
21 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Ideally, the next manager will blend the strengths of his two predecessors while folding in some charismatic confidence that might have helped the Giants limit some of their worst stretches of the season.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Set against the backdrop of the Mediterranean at the height of summer, the erotic thriller follows Calvin Wells (Funk), a charismatic conman who sets his sights on Katrine Winters (Meadow Williams), a mysterious billionaire widow.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There is no military strength without moral strength, no good outcome when summoning tempers alongside uncertainty and rifles, and no margin for error in what may come next.—
Keith Wilson,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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The trailer already gives you an idea of the memes that will spawn from this movie, between Grogu using that telescope, summoning a bowl of chips with the Force, riding on a mini speeder with a bunch of Babu Friks, or eating space popcorn at a sporting event with dad.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Penguins have a fascinating situation on their hands with their 2024 second-round pick.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The most fascinating of these traits is shown early on, when a journalist interviews Mark after his first triumph.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Republicans balked, accusing Democrats of holding the government hostage by standing in the way of continued federal funding unless their health-care demands are met.—
Kevin Breuninger,Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps Musk didn’t care whether a dubious video accusing Disney World employees of being pedophiles was true.—
Jacob Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Appealing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appealing. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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