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
The championship parade seemed to inspire hope and joy in Knicks fans who waited more than five decades to reach the pinnacle of basketball.
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Mason Leib, ABC News, 18 June 2026
Mamdani then issued keys to the city to staff and players, including Dolan and his son, both of whom seemed severely uninterested in a photo op.
—Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
Aumann said the sport seemed perfectly suited to his personality.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
Business models that seemed stable a few years ago are under pressure.
—Tracy Lawrence, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Luckily, the big waves last week and the megatide over the weekend seemed to just miss each other, the swell dropping by a few feet by the time the king tides hit.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 18 June 2026
Ronaldo played the full 90 minutes despite struggling to make any impact at all – the game seemed to be passing him by most of the time.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
And while Steak ‘n Shake agreeing to cook its fries in the stuff seemed obvious, adding it to your sunscreen may not.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 18 June 2026
That seemed like a good enough start for a novel.
—Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
Mason Leib, ABC News, 18 June 2026
Mamdani then issued keys to the city to staff and players, including Dolan and his son, both of whom seemed severely uninterested in a photo op.
—Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
Aumann said the sport seemed perfectly suited to his personality.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
Business models that seemed stable a few years ago are under pressure.
—Tracy Lawrence, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Luckily, the big waves last week and the megatide over the weekend seemed to just miss each other, the swell dropping by a few feet by the time the king tides hit.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 18 June 2026
Ronaldo played the full 90 minutes despite struggling to make any impact at all – the game seemed to be passing him by most of the time.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
And while Steak ‘n Shake agreeing to cook its fries in the stuff seemed obvious, adding it to your sunscreen may not.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 18 June 2026
That seemed like a good enough start for a novel.
—Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seemed
Verb
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The Coast Guard and partner search and rescue crews looked for him by air and sea, covering around 529 square miles, the statement said.—
Sofia Saric
June 16,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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Marsch has never looked more animated than during Millar’s game-saving block.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Verb
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At first, [it] maybe could have felt like a caricature.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Brook's impact is felt across the department.—
Dawn White,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Verb
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During the January oral arguments, a majority sounded ready to rule that the law flunks the historical tradition test.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Positions that once sounded awful to her, like dishwashing, no longer seem so.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
Verb
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There are dozens of examples of major studio properties that had what appeared to be an easy path to profitability.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
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From the ground and the air, however, little appeared to have changed Monday morning.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
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“Seemed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seemed. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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