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appeals

NOUN

request for help

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

answer reply

WEAK

denial disavowal disclaimer refusal retraction revocation ugliness

NOUN

power to attract, interest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

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

Example Sentences

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An appeals court in December ordered a new trial, which took place Monday and resulted in his pardon.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

The opposition leader said in a letter to the appeals court dated Monday that he would not appeal against its decision to the Supreme Court, although he was "not satisfied".

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

The appeals court decided that Özel should be replaced by Kemal Kilicdaroğlu, a 77-year-old party veteran who was defeated by Erdoğan in the 2023 presidential election and then voted out as party leader.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

A federal judge in Florida ordered each of the cruise lines to pay $100 million in damages, but the U.S. appeals court in Atlanta blocked the decision by a 2-1 vote.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Their death-in-prison sentences were insulated from legal challenges or appeals by a maze of procedural rules, statutes of limitations, and legal barricades designed to make successful postconviction challenges almost impossible.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson