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

appeals

NOUN

request for help

Synonyms

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application bid call claim demand overture petition plea proposal question suit

STRONG

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

WEAK

imploration

Antonyms

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answer reply

WEAK

denial disavowal disclaimer refusal retraction revocation ugliness

NOUN

power to attract, interest

Synonyms

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allure charm

STRONG

attraction attractiveness beauty fascination glamor interestingness pleasingness

WEAK

charmingness engagingness seductiveness

Antonyms

WEAK

denial disavowal disclaimer refusal retraction revocation ugliness

VERB

request

Synonyms

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

STRONG

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

WEAK

hit on resort to

Antonyms

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answer conceal deny dissuade ignore reply

STRONG

give

WEAK

disclaim disgust recall refuse renounce retract revoke turn away turn off

VERB

attract, interest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

invite

STRONG

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

WEAK

catch the eye

Antonyms

STRONG

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

WEAK

deny disclaim recall renounce retract revoke turn away

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A South Korean appeals court ordered billionaire Chey Tae-won of the SK conglomerate to pay his ex-wife roughly $645 million in cash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

The case is now back at that federal appeals court for full briefings.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

Now, as Kyiv appeals to allies for Patriot interceptors to shoot down missiles, it is leaning on cheap drones to defend cities from drone swarms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

But on Thursday, the appeals court ruled that this might not have been the case, as a broker had told Kwon the baby would be stillborn.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

As winter settled in, the German radio blared out urgent appeals for Winter Help, a program to aid the soldiers and German families living in German-occupied territories.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti