appealed

verb

past tense of appeal
as in cited

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Recent Examples of appealed Louisiana appealed to our court and sought a stay pending appeal. — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 1 May 2026 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 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appealed
  1. cited
  2. summoned
  3. accused
  4. arraigned
  5. criticized
  6. blamed
  7. booked
  8. faulted
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  • At the same time, Hurlbut said young people are notably suspicious of AI and pointed out that this spring, several commencement speakers who cited the technology drew boos at graduation ceremonies in Arizona, Florida and Tennessee.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Investigators allege in court documents cited by WGN 9 that on the morning of the shooting, Eddie was seen in nearby security camera footage driving to the area where Kiara lived and walking to the back of her home.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Definition of cited
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  • Envoys are summoned over the attacks On Monday, Afghanistan and Pakistan summoned each other’s top diplomats to protest the attacks.
    — Abdul Qahar Afghan, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • On Monday, Afghanistan and Pakistan summoned each other's top diplomats to protest the attacks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 June 2026
Definition of summoned
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  • Caning is also used for individuals accused of gambling, drinking, adultery and premarital intimacy.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • All three have been previously accused of using tow trucks to commit further crimes.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 2 July 2026
Definition of accused
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  • If the judge finds there is sufficient evidence to proceed to trial, Robinson will be arraigned and enter pleas.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • The teen was arraigned Thursday, July 2, in Pomona Superior Court.
    — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of arraigned
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  • The program posed a massive political problem for Mamdani, who’s been criticized by both his allies and opponents for his stance.
    — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 30 June 2026
  • While state studies have criticized the state’s education governance model, voters have rejected at least four attempts dating back to 1928 to reform the position.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of criticized
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  • In Guadalajara, South Korea’s opening day win against Czech Republic was headlined by empty seats, which FIFA blamed on several fans watching the game from the stadium concourses.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
  • Officials directly blamed the unrest on severe staffing shortages.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of blamed
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  • Roberto Machuca, 32, of the Garden Grove Police Department was arrested Saturday and booked into the Orange County Jail.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Michael Butler, 44, was arrested on July 1 and booked into the Harris County Jail in connection with the death of Martha Avila, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of booked
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  • The lawsuit also faulted organizers for not ensuring attendees did not have weapons, tear gas or bear spray, for allowing attendees to enter the festival from multiple unmonitored points and for not imposing security measures after problems at previous events.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026
  • The senators’ letter also faulted the way Tesla counts crashes in its safety reports.
    — Samantha Elkins, NBC news, 25 June 2026
Definition of faulted

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