as in looked
to give the impression of being
I tried to cheer them up because they seemed depressed
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Recent Examples of seemed
The plan to give noncitizens the right to vote in city and school board elections seemed to have momentum, until the council abruptly reversed course.
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Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
Ronaldo had also seemed to get that first knockout goal just minutes earlier, but he was called offside.
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Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
The idea seemed too crazy for even the most open-minded Swifty — a wedding at Madison Square Garden?
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ABC News,
3 July 2026
Then came the Argentinian futbol fight songs, echoing across the stadium as each section seemed to be packed with ticket holders who seemed to know the Spanish lyrics by heart.
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Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
3 July 2026
But there also seemed to be a paper trail leading to Manhattan.
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Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
3 July 2026
The legendary German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer seemed well-positioned to catch the ball.
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Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
The promise seemed straightforward.
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Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
For the next hour or so, the colors of the canopy shifted, slowly but perceptibly, as the sky clung to its blue and then, after lingering in the inkiest navy for just a few precious minutes, seemed to give it all away.
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Max Norman,
New Yorker,
25 June 2026
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
Ronaldo had also seemed to get that first knockout goal just minutes earlier, but he was called offside.
—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
The idea seemed too crazy for even the most open-minded Swifty — a wedding at Madison Square Garden?
—
ABC News,
3 July 2026
Then came the Argentinian futbol fight songs, echoing across the stadium as each section seemed to be packed with ticket holders who seemed to know the Spanish lyrics by heart.
—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
3 July 2026
But there also seemed to be a paper trail leading to Manhattan.
—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
3 July 2026
The legendary German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer seemed well-positioned to catch the ball.
—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
The promise seemed straightforward.
—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
For the next hour or so, the colors of the canopy shifted, slowly but perceptibly, as the sky clung to its blue and then, after lingering in the inkiest navy for just a few precious minutes, seemed to give it all away.
—
Max Norman,
New Yorker,
25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seemed
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White detailed a bizarre, almost miraculous weather event that saved the outdoor fight night just as things looked grim.
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Trade the tricorn hats, bonnets and homespun shirts for flip flops, sneakers and soccer jerseys, and the intrepid revolutionaries of 1776 would have looked a lot like the people of 2026.
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The Willy Chavarria show was air-conditioned, pumped with Xinú perfume and felt expensive.
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The devastation in Venezuela is being felt far beyond the country's borders.
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The home advantages afforded to Mexico at the very least level out the disparity in ability between the two sets of players, and the Azteca has sounded feral so far.
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However, the alarm for freedom was sounded at Independence Hall with the Liberty Bell on July 4, 1776, according to the National Park Service.
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Khamenei’s son and successor Mojtaba has still not appeared publicly since his father’s killing.
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As the order to evacuate was played over loudspeakers on the National Mall, some people appeared to be standing in place, talking with those around them and not exiting the area, while others were walking toward exits.
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“Seemed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seemed. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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