seemed; seeming; seems
1
: to appear to the observation or understanding
2
: to give the impression of being
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What they're doing doesn't seem right to me.
I tried to cheer them up because they seemed depressed.
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Nothing seems as appealing as my soft and stretchy pajama bottoms — but maybe, just maybe, Scarlett Johansson’s mega-voluminous pants are the exception.
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Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
But Lynch, who died last week, at seventy-eight, made films in which every cheerful surface seemed to obscure an eerie reality.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
The appearance of this boundary varies around the planet, with some areas seeming to link the lowlands directly to the highlands, while others contain sharp cliffs.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
And the sparkly quality of the quartz crystal translates into sand that seems to glow white.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2025
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Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
But Lynch, who died last week, at seventy-eight, made films in which every cheerful surface seemed to obscure an eerie reality.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
The appearance of this boundary varies around the planet, with some areas seeming to link the lowlands directly to the highlands, while others contain sharp cliffs.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
And the sparkly quality of the quartz crystal translates into sand that seems to glow white.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Seem.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seem. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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