appear

verb

ə-ˈpir How to pronounce appear (audio)
Definition of appearnext
1
as in to show
to come into view a police car appeared just as I ran a red light

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2
as in to seem
to give the impression of being it appears that he doesn't hear you

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3
as in to begin
to come into existence the benefits of the exercise program should appear almost immediately

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4
as in to arrive
to get to a destination a friend who daily manages to appear at our door just as dinner is being served

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Recent Examples of appear In her reasoning for opposing the spending measure, known as a continuing resolution, Delaney appeared to conflate it with a separate budget process known as reconciliation, in which House Republicans have proposed steep cuts to Medicaid. — Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Mar. 2025 Her writing has appeared in Vogue, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, W, T: The New York Times Style Magazine, WSJ, and System among others. — Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2025 The downside, warn many of the officials who appear in Disclosure, is that keeping this information secret and compartmentalized within the government and the military industrial complex could result in an intelligence failure exponentially worse than what happened with 9/11. — Johnny Dodd, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025 That appeared to have been the start of a wider onslaught by Assad loyalists, who launched coordinated attacks on government positions in the country’s northwest, killing and imprisoning members of the security forces. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for appear
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appear
  1. show
  2. seem
  3. begin
  4. arrive
  5. unfold
  6. look
  7. start
  8. feel
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  • The first detailed nationwide data on schools’ recovery shows that achievement gaps have widened, with the poorest students the furthest behind.
    — Aatish Bhatia, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The Peaky Blinders‘ creator, Steven Knight, is hopeful the upcoming film will be shown on the silver screen.
    — Lexi Carson, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2025
Definition of show
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  • Matthew Golden may seem like a bit of reach given he often wasn't mocked in the first round before the combine, but taking the combine into consideration and more time leading up to the draft, he may be viewed as a clear first-round prospect by then.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The 23-year-old Colombia international seems an ideal fit for Pereira’s way of playing, potentially on the right side of the back three.
    — Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of seem
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  • Israel and Hamas were to begin negotiations on the cease-fire’s second phase in early February, but only preparatory talks have been held.
    — Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Republican sentiment on Trump's foreign policy is also beginning to shift, 15 percent expressing concerns that his decisions have hurt America's standing on the global stage.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of begin
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  • Another recent time Kai and Vanessa Trump were spotted with Tiger Woods was at the Genesis Invitational, when the three arrived together at Torrey Pines for the final round.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • When the package finally arrived, Valdez called him to offer the part at discount instead of selling it to someone else full price.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
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  • The trial unfolds in predictable but satisfying fashion.
    — Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Often, the urge to control how things unfold leads to frustration, impulsive decisions and unnecessary stress.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of unfold
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  • When the last of his players finished talking and left the interview area, Reiser looked both ways and then pulled out his iPhone, with a Mass card attached to the back, and let his story out in whispers.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Paul Maurice is trying to look at the Florida Panthers’ current predicament from a glass-half-full lens.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of look
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  • The Road Ahead: Navigating Policy Turbulence What started as a correction may still avoid becoming a bear market, but much depends on whether policy stabilizes.
    — Luis E. Romero, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • As the fire starts to spread wider, someone can be seen attempting to put it out with a fire extinguisher, but the flames and smoke continue to spread too quickly.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of start
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  • The plan is to go clubbing, and right away things start to feel dodgy.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The second goal solidified it for anyone who didn’t yet feel the tide shifting.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2025
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