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Recent Examples of seem
Turner never seemed at a loss for brass or chutzpah.
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David Folkenflik, NPR, 6 May 2026
In practice, these companies also seem to be selling an empirical assessment of worker productivity, down to the minute.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 3 May 2026
That seems increasingly what military operations look like.
—CNN Money, 3 May 2026
Working in jewelry seemed to be inevitable for McCormack.
—Diana Tsui, Footwear News, 3 May 2026
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David Folkenflik, NPR, 6 May 2026
In practice, these companies also seem to be selling an empirical assessment of worker productivity, down to the minute.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 3 May 2026
That seems increasingly what military operations look like.
—CNN Money, 3 May 2026
Working in jewelry seemed to be inevitable for McCormack.
—Diana Tsui, Footwear News, 3 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seem
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Spencer Strider, who began the year sidelined with a right oblique strain and struggled with command upon his return last week, looked close to vintage form in Los Angeles.—
Jesús Cano,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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During their first night together, just for an instant, Nikki appears to glitch, jerking back mid-kiss and looking at him with blind panic instead of undying affection.—
Alex Barasch,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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This no-reservations Vietnamese restaurant near Union Square can feel frantic, everyone wanting everything at once, but the kitchen stays focused and fearless.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Anyone heading to Spain twice in succession will have a case study in how different eclipses can feel.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
10 May 2026
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But Democrats and elections officials have sounded the alarm that threats to deploy federal agents or the military to polling locations would intimidate voters and undermine the democratic process.—
Joseph Konig,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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Guthrie would later express dissatisfaction with Watts-Russell’s dry production on Garlands, and the band’s Roland TR-808 drum machine sounds less stylish without the cavernous reverb that would become a signature of every subsequent release.—
Al Shipley,
SPIN,
12 May 2026
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The areas most affected by those imminent zoning changes appear to be parts of western Clairemont and eastern Pacific Beach along the Blue Line trolley extension that began running in 2021.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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On the eve of the election, Varga, who had been quiet for months, wrote a Facebook post that appeared to be a tacit endorsement of Orbán.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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“Seem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seem. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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