appealing (to)

verb

Definition of appealing (to)next
present participle of appeal (to)
as in begging
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner when supplies at the food bank ran desperately low, officials appealed to the public for some much-needed replacements

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appealing (to)
  1. begging
  2. petitioning
Verb
  • The hardest part, however, is to ignore the part that’s right in front of your face, begging you to pay attention to it at the expense of everything else.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Most resort to begging, performing on the streets, doing manual labor for low pay, scavenging for scraps, or selling drugs.
    — Anne Pinto-Rodrigues, Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2026
Definition of begging
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  • Considering this, state workers’ best bet for improved remote work conditions may be petitioning their next boss — after Newsom leaves office in January — to take a different approach towards telework.
    — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
  • However, there's already a group petitioning against the idea of the mall becoming an industrial park.
    — Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 23 June 2026
Definition of petitioning
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