1
as in showed
to come into view
a police car appeared just as I ran a red light
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2
as in seemed
to give the impression of being
it appears that he doesn't hear you
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as in began
to come into existence
the benefits of the exercise program should appear almost immediately
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as in arrived
to get to a destination
a friend who daily manages to appear at our door just as dinner is being served
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Recent Examples of appeared
The Huskies were taken aback by the huge Maine crowd in the Hockey East final in Boston, but appeared ready for the environment Sunday.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
The evacuation orders appeared to cover almost all the city and nearby areas.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The 31-year-old country star appeared as the musical guest on the Saturday, March 29, episode of the late-night comedy show.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Pacheco’s advanced numbers also appeared to be affected by his ankle.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2025
Several people appeared to still be sleeping at the site, including La, who wore a wrap around her head.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
The governing Liberals had appeared poised for a historic defeat, but polls indicate that Carney has recently opened up a lead over Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
The high court's conservative majority, joined by some liberal justices, appeared skeptical of Wisconsin's position.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Hart appeared in four big-league games in 2020 and spent last season in the Korea Baseball Organization.
—Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
The evacuation orders appeared to cover almost all the city and nearby areas.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The 31-year-old country star appeared as the musical guest on the Saturday, March 29, episode of the late-night comedy show.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Pacheco’s advanced numbers also appeared to be affected by his ankle.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2025
Several people appeared to still be sleeping at the site, including La, who wore a wrap around her head.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
The governing Liberals had appeared poised for a historic defeat, but polls indicate that Carney has recently opened up a lead over Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
The high court's conservative majority, joined by some liberal justices, appeared skeptical of Wisconsin's position.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Hart appeared in four big-league games in 2020 and spent last season in the Korea Baseball Organization.
—Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appeared
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Injury Concern Before Australian Open Osaka’s withdrawal came as a shock after the 27-year-old showed no signs of pain or problem in the 35-minute opening set.—
Manasi Pathak,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
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The team focused on the northern end of town, known as Upper Brooklyn, where records showed the founding families once lived.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2025
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While the older Oath Keepers had demurred at his most sensitive questions recently, the teenager seemed eager to impress a grizzled survival instructor.—
Joshua Kaplan,
ProPublica,
4 Jan. 2025
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By 2017, though, the Swedish DJ seemed to have reignited his passion for songwriting — and was doing his best to look inward with the hopes of discovering the key to happiness.—
Rachel DeSantis,
People.com,
4 Jan. 2025
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Bloom reveals the pair hit it off straight away, and that he was especially charmed by how Barrymore, who began acting at only 11 months old, made an effort to connect with all of the kids on set, too.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Fighting In Kursk Last summer, Kyiv began a military incursion into the southwestern Russian region, which borders Ukraine's Sumy Oblast.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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The most drama unfolded in the double-overtime Peach Bowl between Texas and Arizona State.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Annual Golden Globes after-party unfolded at Marea.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
6 Jan. 2025
Verb
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In the end, Harris lost the opportunity to campaign for votes in key states, looked foolish in doing so, and got zero from her Joe Rogan experience.—
Amie Parnes,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
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Carson Spiers and Andrew Abbott have looked good at the back of Cincinnati's rotation.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Really then, the New Year has already started at Madison Square Garden, for the Knicks if not the hockey team whose name must not be mentioned.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
24 Dec. 2024
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In September some jurisdictions started signing a multilateral instrument for implementing the subject-to-tax rule.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The Longhorns came into the conference tournament with some work to do.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner separated them by pushing Neal away as whistles blew and players came streaming off the benches at Madison Square Garden.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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This process, known as felting, results in a denser and smaller material.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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However, the lurid thoughts communicated in Johanne’s prose are enough to send Kristin and Karin into a spiral over how Johanne could possibly have come to felt this way.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Appeared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appeared. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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