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appear

[uh-peer] / əˈpɪər /


VERB
be obvious, clear
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




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The memorandum expired Monday and efforts to end the war appear to be at a standstill.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

He was remanded in custody and will appear at Norwich Crown Court on 14 September.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

According to several reports, Westcott’s lawyers had attempted to force both Schwarzenegger and Pratt to testify in the trial, however the A-list couple were never made to appear in court.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

Instead, it should contain 'virtual particles' that briefly appear and disappear.

From Science Daily Aug. 18, 2026

Then he took the lighter out of his other pocket and tried to push hard on the little ridged wheel that would make the flame appear.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

Yet the director considers the series’ standout moments to be those in Mallorquin, Nadal’s native Catalan dialect, in which the athlete appears at his most natural.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Washington appears happy to play a long game, which investors fear could mean prices will stay higher for some time.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

What has been especially difficult is that we don’t really know exactly what was said or done that resulted in what appears to be a complete cutoff in communication.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

I liked the look of him on first viewing for Ajax and he appears as if he has got the personality to play in the Premier League.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

I click select, but a news anchor appears on the screen instead.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Odegaard and Guimaraes appeared to click straight away in their first start together.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Showing his elevated status, Kim appeared alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin at a military parade in Beijing last year.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

“Scream” fans cheered during an early screening when Panettiere’s character appeared — she and Courtney Cox were one of the few “Scream” veterans to return for the new film.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

The hay aging process also appeared to have a striking effect on the harder cheese.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

Mr Van de Berg had appeared at the door and was beckoning us into the photo parlour.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

In 2018, after appearing in “Dunkirk,” he met his wife-to-be, Saoirse Ronan, while filming “Mary Queen of Scots.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

She also appeared in the Scream film franchise, appearing as Kirby Reed in Scream 4, released in 2011, and Scream VI in 2023.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

He noticed unusual electrical signals appearing at the sharpest graphene wrinkles and shared the results with Meunier, who had co-advised his doctoral work.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

Born Aug. 21, 1989, in Palisades, New York, Panettiere began appearing in commercials before her first birthday.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

Right up there with Kennedy’s fear of nuclear war was his fear of appearing weak.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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