as in looks
to give the impression of being
I tried to cheer them up because they seemed depressed
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Recent Examples of seems
Gukesh has a maturity that seems connected to his openness to instinctual play, and to his awareness of the depth and power of human feeling.
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
As crises have accumulated in the decade since, the hoodie’s tight connection to anti-Black violence seems to have loosened.
—Dawn Chan, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
The value seems worth taking a chance for a player Brugler has ranked 60th overall in this class.
—Jon MacHota, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
That seems to have been the case at Cherry Creek Schools, and the board’s failure is a costly lesson for taxpayers.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
This generation of young men seems to be searching for the same things in their lives underneath the surface of the masculinity debate.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Neither side seems to want full-scale war.
—Sam Metz, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
If the visitations are already drawing comparisons to blockbuster films, though, Hollywood seems like a natural fit.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Until now, there seems to be no way to answer this question.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 11 Apr. 2026
Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
As crises have accumulated in the decade since, the hoodie’s tight connection to anti-Black violence seems to have loosened.
—Dawn Chan, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
The value seems worth taking a chance for a player Brugler has ranked 60th overall in this class.
—Jon MacHota, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
That seems to have been the case at Cherry Creek Schools, and the board’s failure is a costly lesson for taxpayers.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
This generation of young men seems to be searching for the same things in their lives underneath the surface of the masculinity debate.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Neither side seems to want full-scale war.
—Sam Metz, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
If the visitations are already drawing comparisons to blockbuster films, though, Hollywood seems like a natural fit.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Until now, there seems to be no way to answer this question.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seems
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Depth-chart impact The Ravens’ edge-rush room suddenly looks pretty crowded.—
Matt Moret,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Nazem Kadri is passing up shots and sometimes looks uncomfortable gripping his stick right now.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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On his call with local media after being selected, Raridon said his knee feels good.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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This feels like a draft in which DeCosta will focus on the trenches with a need to come away with starters, plus depth, on both the offensive and defensive lines.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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But elsewhere Margaret—who produced the record with longtime collaborator Doug Saltzman—arranges the same core sounds into more interesting, textured configurations, wielding millennial touchstones without the baggage.—
Linnie Greene,
Pitchfork,
29 Apr. 2026
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If this sounds like your kitchen, this is great news.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
29 Apr. 2026
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Named for his grandfather, Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro has for more than a decade acted as part bodyguard, part gatekeeper to Cuba’s most powerful living figure, always just feet away when Raúl Castro appears in public.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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Another trend that Lu pinpointed was that the brand appears to maintain long-term relationships with suppliers; of the 800 apparel factories its uses, 314 (almost 40 percent) have worked with the company for over a decade, and 126 have produced garments for H&M for 6-10 yerars.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Seems.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seems. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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