appeared

verb

past tense of appear
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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3
as in began
to come into existence the benefits of the exercise program should appear almost immediately

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4
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 But Israeli commentators also professed shock, if not surprise, Sunday at how closely aligned the journalist and spin doctor appeared to be. — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Huppert, who has appeared in three Hong films, was elected this year as the first female president of the Cinémathèque Française. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 This article appeared in the November 2026 issue of Condé Nast Traveler. — Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2026 Kim appeared in just one game in the NLDS, on defense in the ninth inning of Game 4. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026 In separate local elections, various independent candidates and groupings appeared to be winning most seats nationwide, a traditional result. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 Late in the game, Tyquan Thornton made a 45-yard reception but appeared to seriously injury his ankle as he was tackled. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026 When Flávio launched his campaign in July, Netanyahu appeared by video to endorse him, as reported by CNN Brasil. — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026 Weeks ago, third-party tracking services initially suggested that Digger could open to closer to $30 million, but interest appeared to crumble in the 10 days leading up to release. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appeared
  1. showed
  2. seemed
  3. began
  4. arrived
  5. unfolded
  6. looked
  7. started
  8. came
Verb
  • Appetite for top office space remains strong across the capital, while CWG’s latest earnings showed that availability in Central London fell 20% year on year as supply in Docklands stayed broadly steady.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Property records showed that the LA Building and Safety Department cited the homeowner in 2014 for violations, including garbage on the property, excessive vegetation, open storage, and no driveway access.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of showed
Verb
  • A week ago, a call between the US president and his Russian counterpart seemed to be about an urgent clarification over a possible outbreak of plague in Siberia.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The trade-deadline blockbusters and late-night deals all seemed at the time like the Sixers were swinging for the fences.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of seemed
Verb
  • Being bumped to a relief role required some selflessness from Seymour and Jax — both of whom began the season in the bullpen and were transitioned to the rotation.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Its industrial humanoid super smart factory in Liuzhou, Guangxi, began operating on September 12.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of began
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  • Officers arrived and found Gonzalez in handcuffs with a gunshot wound to his midsection, the department said in a statement last week.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The team arrived shortly after sunset, so fieldwork was postponed until morning.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of arrived
Verb
  • In the narrative to has unfolded from authorities and passenger accounts, Machchhar had the presence of mind to open the locked door of the cockpit after he was stabbed.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
  • In the debut episode, Robach and Holmes detailed how the scandal unfolded and insisted they’d been quietly separated from their spouses before their love affair began.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of unfolded
Verb
  • Something may have looked manageable until real life entered the picture.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Teenagers and young adults were arriving with sudden-onset, elaborate tic-like behaviors that looked little like the syndrome psychiatrist Kirsten Müller-Vahl had spent decades treating.
    — Nebyou Belay, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of looked
Verb
  • The problem is two of the guys have started dating between last year and this year.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Eight years ago, Mann started his business in the living room of his apartment and was shooting on iPhones.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of started
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  • That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
  • All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Definition of came

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“Appeared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appeared. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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