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
Brunson is at his best when everything is at its worst, blessed with belief that seems at times desperate and determination that can feel almost manic.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Jim had an integrity that seems rare in this world.
—Carl Kurlander, Deadline, 13 June 2026
Walking around the village, Diouf seems to know everyone.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 13 June 2026
Rocco's has become a household name in recent years for the challenge, which, on paper, seems like a great thing.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
Everybody around here seems to have forgotten the way some of Coach Riley’s Knicks played the game back in the day.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
Quantum computing seems to be following a similar path.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
That guy selling records seems pretty cool.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 7 June 2026
The mid-tournament tweak seems to be working.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 7 June 2026
Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Jim had an integrity that seems rare in this world.
—Carl Kurlander, Deadline, 13 June 2026
Walking around the village, Diouf seems to know everyone.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 13 June 2026
Rocco's has become a household name in recent years for the challenge, which, on paper, seems like a great thing.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
Everybody around here seems to have forgotten the way some of Coach Riley’s Knicks played the game back in the day.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
Quantum computing seems to be following a similar path.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
That guy selling records seems pretty cool.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 7 June 2026
The mid-tournament tweak seems to be working.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seems
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Still, youthful rebellion in virtual reality looks great and the concept of online escapes resonates in an increasingly intense real world.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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As Nona Source looks toward its next five years, Prieur du Perray said the focus will be less on simply selling materials and more on facilitating connections across the supply chain.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
12 June 2026
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The United States often feels more fractured than fraternal, a search for commonality hard to find in a land of boundaries drawn harder each day.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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Spielberg's vision is sentimental yet feels so satisfying.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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Playing music that sounds like nothing else in Western pop music, the duo has, at press time, racked up more than 15 million views on that video alone.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
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If that sounds like your kind of scare, here are eight other liminal horror films to lose yourself in.—
Irenie Forshaw,
TheWeek,
10 June 2026
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So while on paper Mecklenburg’s child care system appears relatively stable — roughly 500 licensed providers, a net gain of licensed slots last year, no mass wave of closures — Hazeldine says that’s an incomplete picture.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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But rather than addressing them, Kennedy appears to be attempting to push vaccine compensation on to the civil court system—and, potentially, expose drug makers to unlimited liability.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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