seem

as in to look
to give the impression of being I tried to cheer them up because they seemed depressed

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Recent Examples of seem 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 But another thing viewers seem to be honing in on is some of the very specific British slang words used in the series, like the word nonce. Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 14 Mar. 2025 Yet if the execution is poor, customers do seem to clock the lackluster results. Kaleigh Moore, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025 That momentum seemed to come to a halt after Trump issued his executive order on crypto in late January. Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for seem
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  • When the final conference title games had ended on Sunday, ESPN’s bracket expert had UNC on the outside looking in.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Researchers indicate that the next frontier of this work should look at how heat exposure within people's homes shapes health outcomes.
    Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 17 Mar. 2025
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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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  • This sounds appealing in theory, but in practice, a great many legal questions can be framed as disputes over jurisdiction.
    The Editors, National Review, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Those arguing for the latter note that prior to his Project 2025 authorship, Carr had rarely sounded many prosecutorial hard-right notes.
    Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
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  • The Borg-Warner Trophy appeared in Victory Lane at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the first time in 1936, when Louis Meyer became the first three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500.
    Bruce Martin, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Chiu also wore a white Chanel cap that covered most of her hair, which appeared short in photos.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025

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“Seem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seem. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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