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
Nafees Alam, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
In all of these cases, technology feels big, strange, relentless, but also mind-expanding and appealing—a bracing wave that will sweep you up.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Poster is 'something your cool grandma' would have Why, exactly, is the design so appealing to the eye?
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
There’s something so appealing about the playful, puffy shape, which is also water-resistant, scratch-resistant, and helps cushion belongings.
—Jackie Cucco, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
By 2025, Democrats were more ideologically cohesive but less broadly appealing.
—Nafees Alam, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
In all of these cases, technology feels big, strange, relentless, but also mind-expanding and appealing—a bracing wave that will sweep you up.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Poster is 'something your cool grandma' would have Why, exactly, is the design so appealing to the eye?
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
There’s something so appealing about the playful, puffy shape, which is also water-resistant, scratch-resistant, and helps cushion belongings.
—Jackie Cucco, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appealing
Adjective
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Passive funds are attractive because, with their investment fees typically running ~80% lower than active funds, they’re viewed as a cheaper way to own a diverse assortment of stocks.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
7 Nov. 2025
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Additionally, its attractive exterior design and simple, modern cabin are welcoming.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Waymo touts its safety record, citing company research saying that compared to a human driver, Waymo vehicles reported a 91% reduction in serious injury crashes, 79% fewer airbag deployments and 80% fewer injury-causing collisions.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Palantir managed to beat the estimates and offer solid guidance, citing growth in the artificial intelligence business.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Gather acorns on your next nature walk to craft these charming napkin rings.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Nov. 2025
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The upscale property is housed in a 1950s Portuguese colonial-style building painted the most charming shade of pink.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Andrew's ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, also had an incriminating email to Epstein revealed recently.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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But, though the police now had incriminating evidence about Daniel and other gang leaders, these men operated from both a technological and a geographic remove from the gory scenes on the Dublin streets.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Daisy Jones & the Six chronicles the rise and fall of a group fronted by two charismatic lead singers—Daisy Jones and Billy Dunne—and their journey from obscurity to fame, complete with romantic tensions, personal crises, and drug problems.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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As national headlines rightfully celebrated Parks’ courage and the charismatic leadership of King in fomenting and sustaining the boycott, Gilmore continued to cook in quiet obscurity.—
Time,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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White and Farrell will help, but don’t go summoning memories of Fred Dean’s 1981 arrival that ignited the 49ers’ first Super Bowl run.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Navigating the software involves using hand gestures and speech, although the headset also has a button for summoning Google’s Gemini and a touchpad.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Jarcovjáková makes for a fascinating subject, especially as someone capturing her own emotional dissatisfaction through the contours of her body and face.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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Next door, a small museum traces its fascinating journey from prison to protected paradise.—
Carla Vianna,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The United States has imposed sanctions on eight North Korean individuals and two entities, accusing them of laundering funds from cybercrime and fraud and channeling them into the North’s nuclear weapons program.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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One aide filed a police report accusing him of groping her breast, though a district attorney declined to prosecute.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Appealing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appealing. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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