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as in to show
to come into view
a police car appeared just as I ran a red light
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as in to begin
to come into existence
the benefits of the exercise program should appear almost immediately
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as in to arrive
to get to a destination
a friend who daily manages to appear at our door just as dinner is being served
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Recent Examples of appear
Since The Wire, West’s credits include The Crown and The Affair, while Peters has appeared in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and other films and series.
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
Straight men, in particular, are only talked about, kept in the background, or appearing as authority figures trying to uphold absurd laws and traditions.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
After the patient’s introduction in the series premiere, he’s discharged but then returns to the ER later in the day, again under the influence, and appears to just hang out.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
An earlier version of this essay appeared in Ploughshares.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
Straight men, in particular, are only talked about, kept in the background, or appearing as authority figures trying to uphold absurd laws and traditions.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
After the patient’s introduction in the series premiere, he’s discharged but then returns to the ER later in the day, again under the influence, and appears to just hang out.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
An earlier version of this essay appeared in Ploughshares.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appear
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Already, one in six families are in arrears, Wolfe said, noting the association’s preliminary review shows that household utility debt climbed to roughly $25 billion at the end of last year, up from about $23 billion the prior year.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
12 Feb. 2026
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The results showed that while standard chemical leaching struggled without gravity to move fluids, the microbes didn’t blink.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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The White House did not address whether Tuesday’s vote would lead to Trump relying more heavily on executive action — something the president himself seemed to suggest during his interview with Kudlow.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps this focus explains why Hedda’s relationships with the male characters seem underdeveloped.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Many are optimistic the recent leadership change will begin to bear fruit.—
Laure Guilbault,
Vogue,
10 Feb. 2026
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The field, north of the mining town of Ballarat, had been used as a campsite during the Australian Gold Rush, which began in 1851 and continued for decades.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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There is one month until warmer weather and longer daylight hours arrive in the United States.—
Jordan Green,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
8 Feb. 2026
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The biggest event in sports has arrived, and the NFL’s final game of the season brought the biggest names in the sport to the West Coast this week.—
J.J. Bailey,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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At least 42 anti-ICE protesters were arrested Saturday after chaos unfolded outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, following a memorial for Minneapolis residents Renee Good and Alex Pretti, who were fatally shot by federal agents last month.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Webbing from grand facades were narrow streets where cats sunned in doorways and artisans claimed corners for their craft, unfolding a space of inclusive second chances.—
Marlise Kast-Myers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Republicans look poised to nominate their most radical, out-of-touch slate in our memory.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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Minter has been patient and looked far and wide in assembling his first staff.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Carolyn Hax started her Washington Post advice column in 1997, after five years on the Style desk and none as a therapist.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
20 Feb. 2026
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And then the show started to really explode.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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As court proceedings have begun, some of those documents will be coming unsealed, including the affidavit.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Feb. 2026
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Any future erosion would have to come overwhelmingly from one of two places.—
Craig Gilbert,
jsonline.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Appear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appear. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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