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appear

Definition for appear

verb as in come into sight

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arrive, come, come out, crop up, develop, emerge, materialize, occur, pop up, present, show, show up, surface, turn out, turn up

Strong matches

arise, attend, expose, issue, loom, recur, rise, spring

Weak matches

be present, be within view, blow in, bob up, break through, breeze in, check in, clock in, come forth, come into view, come to light, drop in, make the scene, pop in, punch in, punch the clock, ring in, roll in, time in

verb as in seem

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Strong matches

resemble, sound

Weak matches

have the appearance, look as if, look like, strike one as

verb as in be obvious, clear

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be apparent, be evident, be manifest, be patent, be plain

verb as in be published; perform

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come out, enter, perform, play

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be created, be developed, be invented, become available, come into being, come into existence, come on, come on stage, make an appearance, play a part, present oneself, take part

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Example Sentences

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But it appears the blaze remained on the ground.

From Los Angeles Times

While the Supreme Court’s ruling was unsigned, it appeared to be supported along partisan lines as all three liberals dissented.

From Salon

He created a siege mentality which served Forest well and, despite both being big characters, it appeared a perfect match between him and Marinakis.

From BBC

The congressional investigation appears to focus only on the Palisades fire, and will look specifically at what water resources were — or weren’t — available, and why.

From Los Angeles Times

Disruption to flights landing and departing from Terminal 4 appeared minimal while the evacuation was under way, according to flight data.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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