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Narrower term 16

Appeal 76% connected

To make application for the removal of (a cause) from an inferior to a superior judge or court for a rehearing or review on account of alleged injust…

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Billing 76% connected

of Bill

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Call 76% connected

To command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant.

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Charge 76% connected

To lay on or impose, as a load, tax, or burden; to load; to fill.

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Entreaty 76% connected

Treatment; reception; entertainment.

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Inquiring 76% connected

of Inquire

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Invitation 76% connected

The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company; as, an invitation to a party, to a dinner, or to visit a friend.

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Notice 76% connected

The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note.

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Notification 76% connected

The act of notifying, or giving notice; the act of making known; especially, the act of giving official notice or information to the public or to ind…

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Order 76% connected

Regular arrangement; any methodical or established succession or harmonious relation; method; system

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Orison 76% connected

A prayer; a supplication.

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Petition 76% connected

A prayer; a supplication; an imploration; an entreaty; especially, a request of a solemn or formal kind; a prayer to the Supreme Being, or to a perso…

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Prayer 76% connected

One who prays; a supplicant.

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Questioning 76% connected

of Question

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Recall 76% connected

To call back; to summon to return; as, to recall troops; to recall an ambassador.

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Wish 76% connected

To have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker.

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Derivationally related 4

Quest 74% connected

The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit; as, to rove in quest of game, of a lost child, of property…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Quest 74% connected

The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit; as, to rove in quest of game, of a lost child, of property…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Request 74% connected

The act of asking for anything desired; expression of desire or demand; solicitation; prayer; petition; entreaty.

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Request 74% connected

The act of asking for anything desired; expression of desire or demand; solicitation; prayer; petition; entreaty.

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Synonym 1

Request 92% connected

The act of asking for anything desired; expression of desire or demand; solicitation; prayer; petition; entreaty.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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