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came off (as)

verb

past tense of come off (as)

as in seemed

to give the impression of being she is an intelligent debater, but she can sometimes come off as arrogant

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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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