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
Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
That’s getting a bit ahead of things, since Young has a long way to go in her American notoriety catching up with her already saturation-level appeal back home.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
Nick Perry, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
Still, Hsu noted the MacBook Neo only features 8GB of RAM and might not appeal to Windows users who prefer Microsoft’s OS.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 12 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Josh is expected to remain in prison until 2032 after his appeal for a new trial failed in 2023.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
That’s getting a bit ahead of things, since Young has a long way to go in her American notoriety catching up with her already saturation-level appeal back home.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
However, each company may appeal to slightly different types of investors depending on budget, experience and service preferences.
—Nick Perry, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
Still, Hsu noted the MacBook Neo only features 8GB of RAM and might not appeal to Windows users who prefer Microsoft’s OS.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appeal
Noun
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As part of a plea agreement, Jacob Ackerman pleaded guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter and one count of armed criminal action; a judge handed down the sentence on Monday.—
Nathan Pilling
March 17,
Kansas City Star,
18 Mar. 2026
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Most of the money went to the nonprofit Viet America Society for a meals program for seniors and the disabled, but only a fraction was spent for that purpose, according to Do’s plea agreement in 2024.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
17 Mar. 2026
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Questions have been raised about the attractiveness of the region as a location for Big Tech investments after Iran targeted an Amazon data center in the country, disrupting cloud services.—
Emma Graham,
CNBC,
15 Mar. 2026
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Will Arnett appears in the last two episodes as an unorthodox — think Judd Hirsch in Ordinary People, only less Jewish — New York City shrink whose attractiveness everybody randomly comments on, almost-but-not-quite saving the urban portions of those episodes.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The man who shot the gun is being booked for possession of a firearm by an ineligible person.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
16 Mar. 2026
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Both officers surrendered, were booked and later released, police said.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The funeral prayer for the 41-year-old Afghan father of six who died Saturday in ICE custody was held Tuesday while more questions arise about why he was picked up and what caused his death less than a day later.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Mar. 2026
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The sounds of prayer and grief washed over the mosque in Richardson.—
Bo Evans,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The house retains classic charm with its hardwood floors and original trim, and the bathroom has a soaking tub.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
19 Mar. 2026
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Under the banner is a box filled with yellow bracelets with a ribbon charm attached.—
Celina Tebor,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Some candidates who submitted petitions by the March 4 deadline failed to qualify because some of their signatures were deemed invalid.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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Prior to that legislation, if a union receives enough petitions to hold an election, there’s no minimum number of votes required for the election.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The band took the world by storm in the 2010s, scaling charts worldwide and sparking a global fascination with the Korean music industry.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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Selima Optique has three storefronts in New York City and two in Paris, the latter not being exempt from the CBK fascination.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In a deposition, DeMarco said that Drylie invoked his right not to incriminate himself.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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He was convicted and sentenced to more than 38 years in prison in February 2023, but the Minnesota Court of Appeals later reversed the conviction and granted him a retrial based on illegally obtained incriminating statements.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Appeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appeal. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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