APPEALED Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

appealed

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past tense of appeal

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Recent Examples of appealed It was appealed by Lifton and the PCFB and Blakeman’s ability to cure was frozen due to the appeal. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 May 2026 Louisiana appealed to our court and sought a stay pending appeal. — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 1 May 2026 But then federal prosecutors appealed a judge's decision granting him bond with electronic monitoring, and the judge agreed Friday to put it on hold while that appeal plays out. — ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026 Gilbert appealed Wilson’s ruling; however, in December 2024, a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel turned down Gilbert’s appeal, per Courthouse News Service. — Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 8 Oct. 2025 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

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On the call, Kress cited the rise in memory prices, forecasting a gross margin drop to 71% to 72% in fiscal Q4, rebounding to about 72% to 73% in fiscal 2028.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
The firm said that AI was the leading reason companies cited for cuts.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of cited

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Roy Clark could show up at Felix and Oscar’s New York apartment in The Odd Couple to demonstrate his virtuoso pickin’ skills and be summoned to Burbank to sub in for Johnny Carson as a guest host of The Tonight Show.

— David Kamp, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
His successor, former President Serzh Sargsyan, also was summoned to the Anti-Corruption Committee headquarters, Armenian media outlets reported.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

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Internet sleuths accused him of trying to improve his lie in the rough, similar to allegations against Bryson DeChambeau at the British Open last month.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed (D) has had close political ties to Hasan Piker, who has been accused of antisemitism.

— Alexei Koseff, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026

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Gordon was arraigned on one charge of first-degree murder, three counts of assault with intent to murder and four counts of carrying a felony firearm in 36th District Court before Magistrate William Burton on Saturday.

— Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Ahmed is due in court again on Monday, when he’s scheduled to be arraigned on the COVID fraud indictment.

— Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

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Some parties, including wildfire survivors and some lawmakers that represent fire-scarred districts, had criticized his accountability measures as too loose.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026
But the union representing former Spirit flight attendants has criticized the carrier for selling the data.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of criticized

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Blumberg and Gleason had booked a duo, Dan Rowan and Dick Martin, to do 10 shows, one week’s worth, in March 1968.

— Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
The grieving husband said Soto de Guzman wanted to take their son to Santo Domingo on Saturday and had already booked a flight, but the son was in the midst of a mental health crisis.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 26 Aug. 2026

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Critics have faulted Meta over many of its safety features that users have to manually turn on, or opt into themselves.

— Barbara Ortutay, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
One thing the film cannot be faulted for is its picture-perfect evocation of the ranch and split-level houses whose low rooflines remain an ideal visual signifier of the time.

— Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026

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