1
as in plea
an earnest request
made an appeal to the public to donate desperately needed blood
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2
as in attractiveness
the power of irresistible attraction
that hot new actress has a certain indescribable appeal
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as in to book
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Recent Examples of appeal
Jeffrey Collins, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
The South Broadway bar has a singular appeal in Denver for its Czech food, pints of Pilsner Urquell and wide-ranging hockey fandom.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
Aria Bendix, NBC news, 1 May 2026
India’s Supreme Court has ruled that while those struck off from the voter list have the right to appeal, the election timetable in West Bengal should not be delayed.
—Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
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Noun
Years of appeals followed and he was resentenced to death in 1988, 1993 and 1996.
—Jeffrey Collins, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
The South Broadway bar has a singular appeal in Denver for its Czech food, pints of Pilsner Urquell and wide-ranging hockey fandom.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
Louisiana appealed to our court and sought a stay pending appeal.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 1 May 2026
India’s Supreme Court has ruled that while those struck off from the voter list have the right to appeal, the election timetable in West Bengal should not be delayed.
—Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appeal
Noun
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The coastal Georgia man arrested in 2018 and accused of torturing, killing and burying his two teenage children in the backyard of the family’s mobile home will spend the rest of his life behind bars after reaching a plea deal.—
Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Ashley Hernandez-DeJesus took a plea deal in May 2025, pleading guilty to a single count of first-degree manslaughter and two counts of risk of injury to a minor, according to court records.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Clavicular, whose real name is Braden Peters, is widely viewed as a leading figure in the looksmaxxing community, an online movement of young men pursuing methods to maximize their physical attractiveness.—
Ryan Brennan
April 15,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
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Research conducted by travel insurer InsureandGo found that the scenic railway had the highest attractiveness score across two key measures.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
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Armed with subpoenas, the Secret Service and other agencies are intensively focusing on what might have caused the suspect to book a room at the Washington Hilton, less than two miles north of the White House, on the night of the annual dinner.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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He had been booked into the jail in late November on a probation violation warrant.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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The actor’s mom, Joyce Patton, also shared the news on Facebook and asked for prayers for her son.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Muslim worshippers, barred from praying at the Al-Aqsa mosque under wartime restrictions, had gathered outside the walls of the Old City for prayers.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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The charm and detachment, precision and fatigue, hope and disillusionment.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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The decor There are lots of ways to bring southern charm to your party.—
Jennifer Fernandez,
Architectural Digest,
30 Apr. 2026
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The petition filed April 28 in Jackson County Circuit Court is one of several lawsuits brought by current officers so far this year.—
Ben Wheeler
May 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026
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The city’s position is that both the referendum petition and the City Council’s response were narrowly focused.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
1 May 2026
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Shot against the backdrop of a real-life workshop run by Polish pole dancing school Exo Stars Camp, the film grew out of Orlewicz‑Zakrzewska’s personal fascination with pole dancing.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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The teens were also said to have been involved in online groups recruiting fighters for IS militants in Syria and shared a fascination with violence and hatred against Jews, LGBTQ+ people and others, officials said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Every sentence of her speech was more incriminating than the next, and that makes for incredibly engaging TV.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
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There may be more incriminating photos.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Appeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appeal. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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