Appeal and Hearing

Appeal

Appeal noun - An earnest request.

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Hearing and appeal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hearing" instead a noun "Appeal".

Nearby Words: appealing, appealed, appealable

Hearing noun - Range of hearing.

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Appeal and hearing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appeal" instead a noun "Hearing".

Nearby Words: hear, hearer

good	good appeal	good hearing
better	better appeal	better hearing
public	public appeal	public hearing
legal	legal appeal	legal hearing
Other adjectives: strong, great, bad, final, limited, extra, next, last.

Lyrical Dissonance: Admit it, half her appeal is hearing a cute girl like her recite profane, self-aggrandizing rap lyrics in a deadpan monotone.

Source: Music / Uffie
First Law of Tragicomedies First Person Smart Ass: Arguably a large part of the appeal of the movie is hearing Nicolas Cage's deadpan, snarky voiceover commenting on the often very serious scenes.

Source: Film / Lord of War
The 2006 documentary This Film Is Not Yet Rated shows that the MPAA's appeal board for ratings acts like this, since past rulings on a movie with similar content cannot be used to appeal your movie's rating, leaving it less as an appeal and more like a hearing.

Source: Kangaroo Court

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