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appeal

Definition for appeal

noun as in power to attract, interest

verb as in request

verb as in attract, interest

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And so, despite tearful appeals from his mother, he returned and enlisted in July.

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Vanderbilt strives to imbue “Nuremberg” with a retro appeal that sometimes feels misplaced.

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The author also intended it to be a love letter to his family, notably his wife, Julie, so a lot of the book has the universal appeal of someone else’s vacation videos.

"We've submitted appeals of what we see as unfair dismissals of these 31 workers... in fact, we'll fight for the reinstatement of our members," Carter told AFP.

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Something about the gory image appealed to Kennedy’s dark sense of humor.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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