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seemings

noun

plural of seeming
as in appearances
outward and often deceptive indication her altruism is all seeming—she cares only about herself

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seemings
  1. appearances
  2. effects
  3. faces
  4. impressions
Noun
  • Forward Marcus Ingvartsen has led San Diego with 11 goals and five assists in 21 appearances.
    — Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The two candidates relied heavily on free media for most of the summer, putting videos on Instagram and inviting the news media to cover their appearances.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of appearances
Noun
  • The affable Belgian designer applied twisting, wrapping and textile manipulation with gusto to Diesel as well, in addition to plenty of fabric experimentation and trompe-l’oeil effects.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Survivors may require decades of monitoring for cardiac, endocrine, neurologic, reproductive, cognitive and psychological effects.
    — Vidya Puthenpura, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of effects
Noun
  • Cindy rose to fame in the 1980s and became one of the most recognizable faces in fashion.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The smart home hub will have a home screen, widgets, and clock faces like those on an Apple Watch, and an interface that looks like a combination of iOS, tvOS, and watchOS.
    — Bee Wertheimer, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of faces
Noun
  • Airports in Minnesota, Florida and South Carolina left the best impressions on travelers, according to a new JD Power report.
    — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2026
  • But only the doctors’ impressions came to be regarded as reliable knowledge.
    — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of impressions
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“Seemings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seemings. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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