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noun

ə-ˈpēl How to pronounce appeal (audio)
Definition of appealnext
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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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appeal

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verb

as in to book

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Recent Examples of appeal
Noun
But many of the early opportunities — more biopic-adjacent, corporate-bro stories in the vein of BlackBerry, including an adaptation of Michael Lewis’s Flash Boys — held little appeal. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 July 2026 Mike Lewis of the Los Angeles County Business Federation, or BizFed, said in June the new requirement is likely to face an appeal. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Verb
The proceedings will then go forward in a trial format, with an opportunity to appeal if the commission rules against him. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026 Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Devin Remiker said the ruling was wrong, but didn’t say if the party would appeal. — Scott Bauer, Twin Cities, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for appeal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appeal
  1. plea
  2. attractiveness
  3. book
  4. prayer
  5. charm
  6. incriminate
  7. petition
  8. fascination
Noun
  • Disturbing jailhouse conversations don’t connect mother to murders Allegations of drug abuse and child neglect against Marcee Gray were already well established by the time her son Colt entered guilty pleas on 55 counts.
    — Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Savannah Guthrie issued a new plea for information on Saturday, after authorities released two ransom notes received in the days after her mother Nancy’s disappearance six months ago.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of plea
Noun
  • The judging criteria balanced overall attractiveness and legibility for law enforcement.
    — Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • The list compiled 300 cities of varying sizes across 22 factors of market attractiveness, affordability and quality of life.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
Definition of attractiveness
Verb
  • As of Thursday afternoon, she had not yet been booked into Riverside County, and no in-custody arraignment had been scheduled.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
  • The restaurants that need the visibility most are often the smaller, newer or lesser-known spots on the list, not the ones that are already hard to book on a normal Tuesday.
    — Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of book
Noun
  • Just over one week later, as the families continue to grieve and finalize the teens’ funeral plans, their thoughts and prayers are being sent to their friend in the hospital still fighting for his life.
    — Eric Adler July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
  • His sisters and mother, clad in black and gold, gripped their own prayer cards.
    — Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of prayer
Noun
  • Nestled at the base of the Cascade Mountains, Leavenworth captures the Old World charm of a European alpine village with its wooden Bavarian architecture, German food like brats and schnitzel, and even its own Oktoberfest.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • Dix was a baseball prodigy too cocky and flashy for his own good who now coasts through life on his long-ago heroics coupled with charm and an undeserved diet of luck.
    — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of charm
Verb
  • The group uncovered an incriminating flash drive hidden in Victor’s safe, exposing his role in covering up a deadly conspiracy involving a construction project.
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
  • But Morton chafes against such stark and incriminating simplicity.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 July 2026
Definition of incriminate
Noun
  • As part of his petition, Kohberger also filed a motion and affidavit in support of appointment of counsel.
    — Alex Brizee July 30, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2026
  • The injunction petition said she was later taken into custody under Florida's Baker Act, which allows authorities to temporarily detain a person for a mental health examination under certain circumstances.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of petition
Noun
  • That interest grew into a deeper fascination with Japanese history and culture.
    — Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • By rejecting the myth of beginning again and the idea that endings are inherently meaningful, Luiselli highlights the fascination of the middle.
    — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
Definition of fascination

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