- present tense form of appear (3rd person singular).
appears
Example Sentences
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A vehicle is not officially considered stolen until it appears in the registry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Rather than relying on a single hormone or digestive process, the effect appears to involve multiple systems working together to control how quickly glucose enters the intestine.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
Yet for now, the most harrowing issue the AI industry has reckoned with so far appears to be in remission.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
In all three cases, the P/E ratio contracted, and the CDS spread widened, but Nvidia appears unscathed.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026
The symbol she’s drawing appears to be a sun, with the circular center missing.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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