as in seeming
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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Step one is converting a Mayfair to their side, with Moira seeming like the easiest target.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
5 Jan. 2025 -
Assad died in 2000 and was succeeded by a doltish-seeming son, Bashar, who's recently been in the news.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
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In doing so, their press suffered, looking disjointed.—
Charlotte Harpur,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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Brian Cashman, though, is still looking at every option on the table.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Coming across (as).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coming%20across%20%28as%29. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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