CAME ACROSS (AS) Synonyms: 16 Similar Words

came across (as)

verb

past tense of come across (as)

as in seemed

to give the impression of being the law professor comes across as a bit of an ogre at first, but he's actually quite personable

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And yes, more than 25 teams can be considered CFP contenders, but that number seemed like a reasonable cutoff point.

— Antonio Morales, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
But the offense never quite seemed to get going despite often having a short field.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of seemed

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Two years later, when coached by New Zealander Warren Gatland, Wales learned that a haka was not technically over until any side looked away — and so began a tense 80-second stare-off between the two sides.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Extreme mountain climbing has never looked anything but miserable from the distance of a screening room, and The Other Side delivers mightily on all that scraping, straining, gasping toil.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026

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The Georgia international cutting in off the left to curl the ball into the far corner has been a trademark in European football since his 2022 move to Napoli, but the ball in behind being played by his opposite winger, Desire Doue, felt different.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The impact felt by Muslim Americans and others has been part of what Vida Lashgari has learned about the attacks that took place a few years before she was born.

— Deepti Hajela, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of felt

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The last time the agents ripped through Little Village, fireworks, flash bangs and blaring car horns sounded up and down 26th Street for hours.

— Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Sagittarius November 22 – December 21 Something that sounded fun could become more serious once money or trust enters the conversation.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

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