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have the appearance

VERB
appear
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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Above ground, Israel’s cities still have the appearance of normalcy.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 15, 2026

“It does have the appearance of just Kamilla taking the fall for it,” Staley said Thursday.

From Seattle Times Mar. 21, 2024

“They’ve kind of muddied the waters by publishing these things that have the appearance of a scientific argument,” Hamlin says.

From Scientific American Mar. 10, 2023

There are butterfly species that have evolved to be invisible to predators until their wings open, and suddenly their backs have the appearance of watchful eyes peering out from the wilderness.

From New York Times Jun. 16, 2022

Grant does not have the appearance of a great general; he looks awkward, ill at ease, and carelessly dressed.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt




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