appealed

past tense of appeal

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Recent Examples of appealed The White House appealed to the Supreme Court, and now the high court has agreed to examine the appeal. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appealed
Verb
  • Police in Phoenix have detained a young man who allegedly vandalized a public memorial for Charlie Kirk, the conservative commentator killed last week at a university campus in Utah, media cited police as saying.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Another claim cited a 2018 post from Robinson’s mother’s Facebook, which showed the future alleged assassin dressed in an adidas tracksuit and squatting — a popular, apolitical meme that blew up in the 2010s, poking fun at Eastern Europeans.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • They’re periodically summoned for advice, including to review evidence and vote on whether the FDA should approve drugs, vaccines, and medical devices, often when FDA officials face a difficult decision.
    Arthur Allen, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Ellen is about to go out for a ride when she’s summoned to the Great Hall.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Cox, the Utah governor, confirmed on Friday morning that authorities had captured Robinson, the southern Utah resident accused of killing Kirk, ending speculation and bringing a close to the tense manhunt.
    Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • In February, Prosecutor General Paulo Gonet, charged Bolsonaro and other accused, with leading a criminal organization, plotting a coup d’état, and violent abolition of the democratic rule of law.
    Adriana Carranca, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • He was expected to be arraigned Monday at Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center.
    Nicole Acosta, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Srivastava, who did not have a license to carry a firearm, was arraigned on one count of armed assault to murder and two counts of carrying a firearm without a license.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The two criticized a number of countries, including France, Canada, Australia and others that are set to recognize a Palestinian state ahead of the United Nations General Assembly this month.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Although another wrinkle in this saga, Kuminga's relationship with head coach Steve Kerr, has been criticized by the greater basketball world, Charania and Slater reported that there is no longer a rift.
    Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • During that interview, Luchin, a distinguished Italian chef known for his expertise in regional cuisine and the former owner of Ottavio restaurant in Walnut Creek, blamed financial struggles after his establishment closed in 2016.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
  • According to Altman, the most difficult issue the company is grappling with recently is how ChatGPT approaches suicide, in light of a lawsuit from a family who blamed the chatbot for their teenage son's suicide.
    Dylan Butts, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • He was booked into Thurston County Jail on suspicion of robbery and aggravated battery, police said.
    Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Billionaire philanthropist and early Microsoft employee Melinda French Gates is booked out every Monday morning for a walk with her three closest female friends, with whom she’s been connected for more than 30 years.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Many members of the Venezuelan opposition, Straka said, have long relished calling out government supporters for treating Hugo Chávez, Maduro’s predecessor, as a messiah, but they can be faulted for believing, with similar fervor, that American salvation is coming.
    Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Another superb backhand winner saved a break point in Sabalenka’s next service game after she had double-faulted and chucked her racket to the ground in frustration.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Appealed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appealed. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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