despite appearances

phrase

: even though (something) does not appear to be so
Despite appearances, her company is very successful.

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Large language model AIs like the one under the hood of ChatGPT don’t have actual personalities, despite appearances. — Jeffrey Young, The Conversation, 23 July 2026 Assaf maintains that the company has happily steered clear of the big-money sports and, despite appearances, has no interest in NIL Club being used as a workaround for revenue-sharing caps established under the House settlement. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 Feb. 2026 Abigail Marsh, a psychology and neuroscience professor at Georgetown University, says that despite appearances, people are becoming more compassionate. — Ronnie Li, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025 This reassured me that, despite appearances, God was in charge of the situation and was being reflected by everyone involved. — Nancy Mullen, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for despite appearances

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“Despite appearances.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/despite%20appearances. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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