as in looked
to give the impression of being
I tried to cheer them up because they seemed depressed
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Recent Examples of seemed
While Schneider was expressing his feelings about the unknown state of Judge’s normally rocket arm, the Yankees seemed weary about answering these kind of inquiries.
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Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
At the 2015 ceremony, the two seemed to temporarily bury the hatchet when Swift presented West with the 2015 Video Vanguard Award.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Brown, the veteran who seemed out of sync with Mahomes most of the night after missing all three preseason games with an ankle injury?
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
That seemed to halt the Chiefs’ momentum.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Trump, who has sometimes seemed conflicted about the anti-vax sentiment in his coalition that prevents him from claiming more credit for Operation Warp Speed, has thoroughly capitulated to the political reality that Kennedy is a useful ally.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Krause said Westman didn't trigger any alarms, and seemed completely normal.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The city and its neighborhoods seemed abandoned, except for the occasional roving pack of rescue workers or out-of-town law enforcement.
—Mandi Wright, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2025
And then everything seemed to come to a stop.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
At the 2015 ceremony, the two seemed to temporarily bury the hatchet when Swift presented West with the 2015 Video Vanguard Award.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Brown, the veteran who seemed out of sync with Mahomes most of the night after missing all three preseason games with an ankle injury?
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
That seemed to halt the Chiefs’ momentum.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Trump, who has sometimes seemed conflicted about the anti-vax sentiment in his coalition that prevents him from claiming more credit for Operation Warp Speed, has thoroughly capitulated to the political reality that Kennedy is a useful ally.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Krause said Westman didn't trigger any alarms, and seemed completely normal.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The city and its neighborhoods seemed abandoned, except for the occasional roving pack of rescue workers or out-of-town law enforcement.
—Mandi Wright, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2025
And then everything seemed to come to a stop.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seemed
Verb
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Late in the second set at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Anisimova had looked spent.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the post, the 14-year-old looked all grown up, wearing a pink crop top with blue jeans with a white belt.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The complete analytics report will tell the full story Friday morning, but the use of blitz felt uncharacteristically low for a Cowboys defense but characteristic of an Eberflus defense.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Ultimately, Evans felt the juice was not worth the squeeze.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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No sirens were sounded, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said, adding that the incident was under review.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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Right now, either option sounded good.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Sosa also appeared at this year’s Cubs Convention and spent time around the team during spring training in Arizona.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Lady Gaga led the nominations with 12 mentions including Artist of the Year and appeared at the event while still on tour with her Mayhem Ball.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Seemed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seemed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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