as in pleas
an earnest request
made an appeal to the public to donate desperately needed blood
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Recent Examples of appeals
Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Dallas appellate attorney David Coale, who has handled appeals for decades, said Anthony's team could have several strong arguments on appeal.
—S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 10 June 2026
One knight short for the trial of seven that will determine if he is freed or if he will be mutilated by the crown, Dunk appeals to the honor of all knights present, asking them to take up his cause.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 10 June 2026
The county’s Board of Review typically hears and reviews appeals until the end of April or early May and hands its results back to the assessor.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
The appeals process, the authors conclude, actively makes those commercial classes more regressive, not less.
—Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 10 June 2026
The murders of Jimmy Ellis and Elaine Thompson On December 12, 1998, a 21-year-old Lee walked into Jimmy’s Pawn Shop in Orville, Alabama, according to a 2013 federal appeals ruling upholding his conviction and sentence.
—Nina Giraldo, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
Avenatti isn’t sympathetic to Bankman-Fried’s appeals.
—Camila Grigera Naon, Fortune, 9 June 2026
Presumably those are the appeals of marshmallows.
—Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
Noun
On June 2, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled on two FMF appeals against FIFA bans, relating to friendlies in 2024 and 2025.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Dallas appellate attorney David Coale, who has handled appeals for decades, said Anthony's team could have several strong arguments on appeal.
—S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 10 June 2026
One knight short for the trial of seven that will determine if he is freed or if he will be mutilated by the crown, Dunk appeals to the honor of all knights present, asking them to take up his cause.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 10 June 2026
The county’s Board of Review typically hears and reviews appeals until the end of April or early May and hands its results back to the assessor.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
The appeals process, the authors conclude, actively makes those commercial classes more regressive, not less.
—Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 10 June 2026
The murders of Jimmy Ellis and Elaine Thompson On December 12, 1998, a 21-year-old Lee walked into Jimmy’s Pawn Shop in Orville, Alabama, according to a 2013 federal appeals ruling upholding his conviction and sentence.
—Nina Giraldo, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
Avenatti isn’t sympathetic to Bankman-Fried’s appeals.
—Camila Grigera Naon, Fortune, 9 June 2026
Presumably those are the appeals of marshmallows.
—Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appeals
Noun
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Court records and prior reporting have described allegations involving other women, though not all allegations resulted in guilty pleas.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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Dominguez entered pleas of not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity to charges stemming from the April 26, 2023, stabbing death of Breaux, 50, in Central Park and the April 29, 2023, killing of graduating UC Davis student Abou Najm, 20, along a bicycle path in Sycamore Park.—
Darrell Smith
June 8,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2026
Verb
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For several years, our industry has been in the demo era of artificial intelligence (AI)—that is, the era of impressive standalone moments such as a chatbot that summarizes a contract, a model that writes a marketing brief and an agent that books a meeting.—
Irfan Khan,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The retailer took into account which books readers continuously bought, rated, recommended and returned to over a period of time.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
Noun
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About 1,500 protesters tried to march to the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle, a key city landmark, after Friday prayers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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The community rallied with vigils and blood drives, prayers and performances.—
Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
Verb
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The letter cites photos and videos allegedly showing live and dead rodents, rat droppings and traps throughout the office complex.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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Offerman cites the support of his agency, UTA, for not steamrolling his efforts of speaking out as an artist, and backing him even when the chatter gets dark online.—
William Earl,
Variety,
10 June 2026
Noun
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In the meantime, employers are left guessing whether the $100,000 charge applies to petitions filed today.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
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The bill’s passage comes as GOP leadership has become increasingly frustrated with the usage of discharge petitions, a tool that used to be rare, to take vote-scheduling power out of the hands of the majority.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Chief to its success is a powerhouse performance by Yana Radeva, who summons the spirit of Gena Rowlands in Gloria as a woman determined not to be defined by men.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
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Favreau’s work is clearly indebted to that lineage, and Grogu’s solo jaunt actually summons a bit of whimsy that was otherwise missing.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2026
Noun
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The following Story shows Emmy hooked up to various wires and tubes in the hospital as Morgan holds her in her arms and cries.—
Georgia Slater,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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The anti-Trump cries soon turned to bellowing cheers when those same cameras quickly cut to Knicks superstar Jalen Brunson courtside.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
Verb
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Read's suit criticizes police for not searching the home where O'Keefe was found for blood, fingerprints or DNA evidence.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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The suit also criticizes ChatGPT’s propensity to agree with users, arguing that the service’s sycophancy can lead users to develop dangerous psychological attachment to the platform and cause users to pay money to unlock more generous usage quotas.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
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“Appeals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appeals. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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