seems

present tense third-person singular of seem
as in looks
to give the impression of being I tried to cheer them up because they seemed depressed

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Recent Examples of seems But Joker seems to make the mistakes of those films tenfold, and the first act was virtually unwatchable to me. Samantha Allen, Them, 4 Oct. 2024 In that sense, seeking insights with generative AI tools seems contradictory. Juan Isaza, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024 The length of the fight seems to be a point of contention, though. Ben Morse, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024 At a time when every rising star seems to eventually find their way to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Ronan has remarkably never attached herself to a major Hollywood franchise. Keaton Bell, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024 Google / Jay Peters The new search experiment seems to be an extension of Google’s Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI) feature, which is used to display checkmarks in Gmail’s web and mobile apps next to senders who have adopted the verification platform. Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 4 Oct. 2024 That mindset seems to resonate with some voters, who helped new Liberty candidates defeat incumbents in the primary. Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024 This seems a bit silly as a stipulation and altogether questionable. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024

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“Seems.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seems. Accessed 10 Dec. 2024.

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