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
This seems to be the world’s most obvious bait and switch, though.
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Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 17 May 2026
While front-running Atlanta remains well ahead in the NL East, Philadelphia's early season funk has passed and momentum seems to be building, which Schwarber is far more concerned about than whatever home-run total is next to his name.
—CBS News, 16 May 2026
The recovery in achievement rates in the highest poverty districts, the report notes, seems to largely be due to federal relief funds given to state and local governments that were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Connor Greene, Time, 16 May 2026
The breezy, rite-of-spring dance down Cannes’ many red carpets for these past few days and for the next week seems best if it’s muted, and even a bit austere.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Morena Baccarin costars as The Sorceress, with Alison Brie as Evil-Lyn, Kristen Wiig as the voice of Roboto, Idris Elba as Man-At-Arms, Camila Mendes as Teela, and Jared Leto — who seems to appear in every reboot of every franchise — as Skeletor.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
Exactly how its effects will work through the economy is impossible to say, but serious disruption of one kind or another seems likely.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 10 May 2026
Quantum physics says information cannot be destroyed, yet black hole evaporation seems to suggest otherwise.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
The friend seems to do his best to avoid crumbs or a mess in the car, but inevitably there are occasional leftovers that go beyond the aroma.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 17 May 2026
While front-running Atlanta remains well ahead in the NL East, Philadelphia's early season funk has passed and momentum seems to be building, which Schwarber is far more concerned about than whatever home-run total is next to his name.
—CBS News, 16 May 2026
The recovery in achievement rates in the highest poverty districts, the report notes, seems to largely be due to federal relief funds given to state and local governments that were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Connor Greene, Time, 16 May 2026
The breezy, rite-of-spring dance down Cannes’ many red carpets for these past few days and for the next week seems best if it’s muted, and even a bit austere.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Morena Baccarin costars as The Sorceress, with Alison Brie as Evil-Lyn, Kristen Wiig as the voice of Roboto, Idris Elba as Man-At-Arms, Camila Mendes as Teela, and Jared Leto — who seems to appear in every reboot of every franchise — as Skeletor.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
Exactly how its effects will work through the economy is impossible to say, but serious disruption of one kind or another seems likely.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 10 May 2026
Quantum physics says information cannot be destroyed, yet black hole evaporation seems to suggest otherwise.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
The friend seems to do his best to avoid crumbs or a mess in the car, but inevitably there are occasional leftovers that go beyond the aroma.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seems
Verb
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Vogue consulted with masterful artists such as Tasha Reiko Brown, Amy Komorowski, Emma Day, and Aika Danica Flores to get their tricks for achieving low-key, everyday makeup looks that are undetectable to even the most trained of eyes.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
22 May 2026
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With the war between New Jersey and Shah of Iran impersonator Phil Leotardo ending in dramatic fashion, Tony can now breathe a brief sigh of relief, though his crew now looks like a shell of its former self and there are looming indictments hanging over our favorite mob boss's head.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Skoal Room, the lobby bar, feels worlds away from the clean whites of the check-in desk.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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There’s something that just feels right about being in Macca’s universe, any time a clarinet shows up.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 May 2026
Verb
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That sounds like—so interesting, right?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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There’s also a gleeful sequence where the six members of the virtuosic onstage band swan around in polyester housecoats and peroxide wigs, all representing H’s childhood piano teacher, Doris, a woman who toured with Horowitz and sounds like Foghorn Leghorn with a pack-a-day Virginia Slims habit.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
Verb
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That rejection story appears in Bridges’s memoir for older students, Through My Eyes, not in the picture books.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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But with Spytek and head coach Klint Kubiak expressing their desire to not play a young quarterback right away, the veteran Cousins appears in the driver’s seat to start Week 1.—
Sam Warren,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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