came across (as)

past tense of come across (as)
as in seemed
to give the impression of being the law professor comes across as a bit of an ogre at first, but he's actually quite personable

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  • The intentionally empty area around Sgr A*'s frame seemed to actually punctuate its conceptual and visual weight in a way its typical online backdrop of search bars and Google Chrome tabs never has for me.
    Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2025
  • New look Milan overcome wasteful Juventus That wastefulness seemed to spark Milan into life, Theo Hernandez wasting a similarly simple chance to equalise, then Michele Di Gregorio needing a good save to deny Tijjani Reijnders.
    Adam Digby, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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  • In the end, Harris lost the opportunity to campaign for votes in key states, looked foolish in doing so, and got zero from her Joe Rogan experience.
    Amie Parnes, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Carson Spiers and Andrew Abbott have looked good at the back of Cincinnati's rotation.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
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  • This process, known as felting, results in a denser and smaller material.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
  • However, the lurid thoughts communicated in Johanne’s prose are enough to send Kristin and Karin into a spiral over how Johanne could possibly have come to felt this way.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Came across (as).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20across%20%28as%29. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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