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appear

[uh-peer] / əˈpɪər /


VERB
be obvious, clear
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




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He said his wife appeared to be in "significant distress" when the family video-called her from home, and claimed communication from the clinic and their holiday provider was poor.

From BBC

If you miss the full moon overnight it will continue to appear nearly full in the few days after the peak.

From BBC

The impact so far appears to have been minimal.

From Barron's

Yet Dover said some investors appear to be trying to find ways to make investment decisions based on geopolitics.

From MarketWatch

There were different metrics—say, the number of sheet-music copies pulled from a publisher’s warehouse or the frequency of reprintings or how often it appeared in minstrel shows.

From The Wall Street Journal