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appear

[uh-peer] / əˈpɪər /


VERB
be obvious, clear
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




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The move was followed by a speech from Paul Conway, the bank’s chief economist, who warned that firms appear eager to pass on rising costs quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

"Whales, like humans, appear to be susceptible to certain microbial infections that we're only beginning to understand," said Marks.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

None of those justifications appear to apply here, according to contracting experts and former staffers consulted by ProPublica.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

Those were the prized possessions that three America's Got Talent judges watched a former Blue Peter presenter appear to smash with a hammer.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

She has scars from her longtime battle with skin lesions, but the new sores don’t appear as fast or as furiously as they had in the past.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

What surprised the researchers was that the ancient drying event on K'gari appears to have occurred during a relatively rainy period.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

Demand for the Super Micro’s modular data-center solutions appears to be on the rise, as the company shared that it received new orders in excess of $60 billion in the quarter, setting a new record.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

The new album appears designed to tease, coax and overwhelm the listener.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

In both cases, the answer to the latter appears to be an unequivocal no.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

How long do we have before someone appears out of nowhere and carries us away?

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

The researchers concluded that the experience of psychological insight appeared to drive the later gains in well-being.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

Emirates’s Clark, whose airline’s backlog represents more than half of the 777X’s total orders, said Tuesday that the worst appeared to be behind Boeing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Millie Bobby Brown, who also appeared in “Godzilla vs. Kong,” was among those who shared tributes to Hottle following the news of her death.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

BBC Scotland Westminster correspondent Paris Gourtsoyannis said Scottish Labour parliamentarians appeared to have been blindsided by the news.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Kapteyn appeared with Betsie in the dining room door.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Clark was a fixture of ESPN’s NFL coverage, appearing on “NFL Live,” “First Take,” “Get Up” and “Monday Night Countdown.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

He will continue appearing on television on behalf of the White House, scowling at critics and assuring the public that the administration has never been more unified.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

During the 1990s, reports began appearing in the United States, initially in Taos, New Mexico and Kokomo, Indiana.

From Science Daily Jul. 19, 2026

However, a technical glitch resulted in most of the images appearing blurry, making them look like a "dream", Beydoun said.

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

Spassky, looking uncomfortable, sat on Bobby’s right, and Vasiljevic, smoking a meerschaum pipe and appearing relaxed, was on his left.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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