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  • past tense form of seem.
  • past participle of seem.

seemed



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This looked like a humiliation ritual to me: Crowley wasn’t polling competitively even when he was actively campaigning, and it seemed unlikely that his brand could be rehabilitated with such little time left.

From Slate Aug. 17, 2026

For seven weeks last year, it seemed the interminable battle over the seashore had finally come to an end.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

"In France and Italy, they are hiring, whereas in Germany, we are only cutting jobs," Bremm lamented, saying that governments in Paris and Rome seemed to be lobbying the parent company more aggressively.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

Eusociality seemed to emerge more frequently among haplodiploid insects.

From Science Daily Aug. 15, 2026

But then again, it did have a sort of mid-twentieth-century look, and its history always seemed clouded, like no one’s stories about the place ever matched your own, so you stopped offering others your details.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith



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