appeals 1 of 2

noun

plural of appeal
as in pleas
an earnest request made an appeal to the public to donate desperately needed blood

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verb

present tense third-person singular of appeal
as in books

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Recent Examples of appeals
Noun
This week's hearings mark the first major step in Anthony's post-conviction appeals process following his sentencing. — Cbs Texas Staff, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 If the dispute is not resolved during the examination, UnitedHealth can pursue the IRS administrative appeals process and potentially litigate the matter. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026 The court heard consolidated appeals from two conflicting lower-court rulings within its own circuit. — The Insider, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Payments will be distributed after the settlement receives final approval, although appeals may slow the process. — Brian Sloan, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026 He was briefly granted a new penalty phase, but the Florida Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 2018 because Silvia had previously waived his post-conviction appeals. — David Fischer, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026 The Department of Finance, which administers the program, has received around 4,000 appeals, according to an affidavit filed by the DOF’s general counsel last week. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2026 Lower courts had tossed out the last-ditch appeals to save Bruce by concluding the animal rescue lacked a concrete interest in the dog's survival sufficient to challenge the dangerousness finding by local authorities. — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 If successful, the appeals could potentially lead to lower costs tied to the jury trial awards. — Sean Emery, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appeals
  1. pleas
  2. books
  3. prayers
  4. cites
  5. petitions
  6. summons
  7. cries
  8. criticizes
Noun
  • Through May, prosecutors had charged fewer than four dozen people with crimes related to noncitizen voting, ProPublica’s analysis of DOJ data and federal court filings shows, getting convictions or guilty pleas in 14 cases.
    — Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • And in 2020, the Daily News reported that one Bronx gun suspect was acquitted and two others were allowed to withdraw felony guilty pleas after Habib admitted evidence in the case had been tampered with.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of pleas
Verb
  • Checks provider and location availability against real scheduling rules and books the visit, live, inside the EHR.
    — Deepika Bodapati, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • But the company’s second-quarter earnings reported last month showed that high-performance computing, which is where TSMC books AI chip sales, accounted for 66% of revenue.
    — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of books
Noun
  • The Hampshire County Sheriff's Office thanked everyone who helped in the three-day search and asked people to keep the woman's family in their thoughts and prayers.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Sending healing prayers to your family, your daughter and all who loved you.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of prayers
Verb
  • The suit cites an August 2025 article by Forbes that alleged Pierson inflated the readership and valuation of her lifestyle newsletter during business pitches.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Null cites 1997-98 as the classic example of why storm timing matters.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of cites
Noun
  • The petition was launched on Canada's parliamentary petitions portal, where citizens and residents of Canada can set up petitions to parliament.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The move was so broken that players across the country started online petitions to try and get the EA developers to nerf Judkins' spinning.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of petitions
Verb
  • When the lawman asks for compensation for the fallen man’s widow, Cypher’s Frank Tanner summons a force to battle him.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Gloria is a user, a poseur extraordinaire; her fluttery flamboyance, rooted in insecurity, summons another Gloria, the one from Sunset Blvd.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of summons
Noun
  • That kind of front-loading also gives parents a buffer if a child freezes up, cries or needs an extra hug before heading out.
    — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Witness accounts describe chaotic scene In the video, as many as five officers can be seen, and shrieks, screams, and cries are heard.
    — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of cries
Verb
  • Summary Digital forensics expert Brett Shavers criticizes how non-practitioners increasingly dictate digital investigation processes, prioritizing administrative metrics over field realities.
    — Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Arendt criticizes these men but never says that the Jews were responsible for their own destruction.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of criticizes

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