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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

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

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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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resemble, sound

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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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NBC’s cameras caught the two men yelling at each other, with Reid at one point appearing to intentionally give Kelce’s shoulder a hard bump with his own shoulder.

From Los Angeles Times

However, the killer appeared to be able to successfully sign for the third weapon despite being under 18, for reasons that will be explored later in the inquiry.

From BBC

Then her body appeared in the trunk of a Tesla in a Hollywood tow yard.

From Los Angeles Times

However, the White House appears confident it has secured China's approval.

From BBC

Against Spurs on 13 September, West Ham appeared to place more players towards the near post, perhaps as a result of Chelsea's previous success against them in that area.

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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