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plural of appeal.
present tense form of appeal (3rd person singular).

appeals

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request for help n.
power to attract, interest n.
request v.
attract, interest v.

NOUN

request for help

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application bid call claim demand overture petition plea proposal question suit

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address adjuration entreaty importunity invocation prayer proposition recourse requisition solicitation submission supplication

WEAK

imploration

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answer reply

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denial disavowal disclaimer refusal retraction revocation ugliness

NOUN

power to attract, interest

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allure charm

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attraction attractiveness beauty fascination glamor interestingness pleasingness

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charmingness engagingness seductiveness

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denial disavowal disclaimer refusal retraction revocation ugliness

VERB

request

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address apply ask call call upon claim contest demand petition plead pray propose refer require submit sue urge

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adjure advance beg beseech bid crave entreat implore importune proposition question solicit strike supplicate

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hit on resort to

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answer conceal deny dissuade ignore reply

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give

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disclaim disgust recall refuse renounce retract revoke turn away turn off

VERB

attract, interest

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invite

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allure beguile captivate charm enchant engage entice fascinate intrigue please tantalize tempt

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catch the eye

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bore discourage disenchant disgust displease dissuade offend refuse repel repulse turn off

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deny disclaim recall renounce retract revoke turn away

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appeals

But on the ground is Calvin Bassey, who immediately gets up and appeals to referee Craig Pawson, arms outstretched.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

The fight will move to the state’s Supreme Court following appeals by Hu, her homeowners association, the school board and others.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

“I think it probably appeals to a portion of the base. I think it’s also a distraction from other things that matter to Texans,” he told me.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

Multhaup said Tuesday in a statement that the appeals court judges’ recent decision “are fundamentally wrong.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

But in 1989, driven by a change in the Supreme Court's treatment of death penalty appeals and shifts in the political winds, the attorney general's office began vigorously seeking executions of condemned prisoners.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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