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appear

[uh-peer] / əˈpɪər /


VERB
be obvious, clear
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




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Many of the intermediate structures exist only briefly and appear in very small quantities.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

If she wasn’t always romantically involved with a man whose motives appear so questionable?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Reports of the new policy circulated this week, along with social media videos of what appear to be "purchase to sit" signs in Starbucks stores.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The suit said no sophisticated buyer would take on “Fortitude” now, though, because of the risk the stolen copy could appear online.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The Right Reverend draped his arm around my shoulder, pretending to appear fatherly.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

The rock appears to have experienced unusually hot conditions at shallower depths before entering an environment with a relatively cooler temperature pattern farther down.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

This year’s French panic, however, appears to have sputtered.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

The ad depicts two grandparents enthusiastically hugging a young boy, but when they approach their granddaughter she appears unhappy about the exchange.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

As Fielder’s initially firm belief in Holmes’ guilt and manipulative powers appears to waver, Seyfried wonders if Fielder is in some way falling for her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

While it appears that they are looking at each other, the cub cannot see until it is forty days old.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh

They were heavily beaten in the first Test in Durban and when 40-4 and 110-6 in their first innings of this Test, there appeared only one winner in this series.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Forty-nine-year-old Sachiko Iyokawa also appeared satisfied with her winnings: two boxes of premium eggs, cheaper than in supermarkets.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Others suggested that volcanic activity had caused part of the seabed to collapse, producing a structure that only appeared to be an impact crater.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

For a moment, the river appeared restored to its former state, the water rippling from bank to bank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

On the third night, the last driver that appeared was a girl.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

Venner has won only another four caps since but was putting pressure on England's more established back three at the start of this year, appearing in wins over Scotland and Italy.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

He added that “therefore there is electric price increase,” in appearing to mean that there would be no price increase.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

Security video of the facility, released by police, shows a small flame suddenly appearing in the dark room of the storage facility, eventually growing into a fire and filling the room with smoke.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

These results provided experimental evidence that excess fibronectin can directly contribute to blood-brain barrier damage rather than merely appearing alongside it.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

By now the first faint streaks of dawn were appearing in the east.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer


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