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Recent Examples of seem
In extra time, just when everything seemed set for Germany’s second penalty shootout in as many knockout phase games at this tournament, Bonmati made the difference.
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Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 24 July 2025
From meeting koalas, tortoises, kangaroos and sea turtles all before reaching toddler-hood, Grace seems to be living a childhood much like her mother's, learning to love and be fascinated by all things wild.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 24 July 2025
But Wednesday’s announcement arrives at the point that a memo from Sharp to Palomar seemed to predict.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2025
The sky turned hazy, health officials urged residents to stay inside, and what once seemed like gradual progress toward cleaner air suddenly felt alarmingly fragile.
—Youssef Rafik, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025
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Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 24 July 2025
From meeting koalas, tortoises, kangaroos and sea turtles all before reaching toddler-hood, Grace seems to be living a childhood much like her mother's, learning to love and be fascinated by all things wild.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 24 July 2025
But Wednesday’s announcement arrives at the point that a memo from Sharp to Palomar seemed to predict.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2025
The sky turned hazy, health officials urged residents to stay inside, and what once seemed like gradual progress toward cleaner air suddenly felt alarmingly fragile.
—Youssef Rafik, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seem
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This plays out across the dash in the digital driver display and the touch screen system that, for BMW drivers, will look familiar.—
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The sides fell from the packing crate, and the Roadrunner, a squat device that looked a little like a penguin, was propelled upward by two turbojets.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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So why does life feel costly for many Michiganders?—
Adrienne Roberts,
Freep.com,
27 July 2025
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His loss is deeply felt across the entire ROTC and Rutgers community.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
27 July 2025
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Despite his boyish looks, including a hair bob and goatee reminiscent of Errol Flynn’s 1938 Robin Hood, Tenev these days sounds very much like the seasoned chief executive of a giant financial conglomerate.—
Nina Bambysheva,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Meanwhile, Democrats who opposed a floor vote last week that jump-started the appropriations process sounded unlikely to help expedite Senate passage without concessions of their own.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
29 July 2025
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Sometimes in his bullpen management, Shildt has appeared extra urgent to win a game.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 July 2025
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After someone else tries to break up the fight, the man in the white shirt appears to say something to a man wearing a red shirt.—
Scott Wartman,
The Enquirer,
31 July 2025
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“Seem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seem. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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