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 the president seems to have placed that effort on hold for the time being.
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Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
For now, though, an uprising seems unlikely.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
But the island seems as forlorn and abandoned as any time since the fall of the Soviet Union.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
Maliha Rahman, Plantation Dangers of data centers Everyone seems delighted that artificial intelligence (AI) will save time and be a shortcut to knowledge and a solution to complex problems.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
We were shredded apart and remain so, stained forever by mistrust and a sudden tribalism that seems to define us.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 7 Mar. 2026
The prophecy of sorts seems to suggest the Frasers will violate their own plan to steer clear of the war, but can it be trusted?
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 7 Mar. 2026
Comments on Thursday by Hegseth and Admiral Brad Cooper of Central Command suggest that this seems to be the plan.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026
But OpenAI seems to have sought to enshrine these in the agreement in a different way than Anthropic.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
For now, though, an uprising seems unlikely.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
But the island seems as forlorn and abandoned as any time since the fall of the Soviet Union.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
Maliha Rahman, Plantation Dangers of data centers Everyone seems delighted that artificial intelligence (AI) will save time and be a shortcut to knowledge and a solution to complex problems.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
We were shredded apart and remain so, stained forever by mistrust and a sudden tribalism that seems to define us.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 7 Mar. 2026
The prophecy of sorts seems to suggest the Frasers will violate their own plan to steer clear of the war, but can it be trusted?
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 7 Mar. 2026
Comments on Thursday by Hegseth and Admiral Brad Cooper of Central Command suggest that this seems to be the plan.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026
But OpenAI seems to have sought to enshrine these in the agreement in a different way than Anthropic.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seems
Verb
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But DuBois has written a usefully ambivalent book, one that looks for a way to reconcile younger writers’ criticisms of Stanton with her own loyalty to the early women’s-rights activists.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Today, moviegoing looks far less central to American life.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Compared to other hotels this feels much more discreet.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Mar. 2026
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Some retirees are choosing to chase island life and beachfront sunsets, trading in their old routines for something that feels like a permanent vacation.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Expert sounds alarm after study finds popular travel item carries far more bacteria than expected.—
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FOXNews.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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The show includes three audio speaker sculptures, which have been tuned to play ambient bird sounds for the exhibition but can be hooked up to any playlist of choice.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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For the first time, there appears to be a commitment that Foxboro will incur no cost and will not have to worry about reimbursement processes.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Taleghan 2 appears to be deeply buried, similar to Fordow and Natanz, and its recent hardening may have prompted the use of extremely heavy bunker-busters.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Seems.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seems. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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