in appearance

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: in the way one looks
He is still very youthful in appearance.

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While similar in appearance to common honey bees, the African bees are much more dangerous. Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 16 May 2025 Skyr tends to have a thicker consistency and a more glossy sheen, similar in appearance to crème fraîche. Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 3 Feb. 2025 Fantastic creatures Cave paintings have helped researchers trace the mysterious origins of the European bison, which markedly changed in appearance between 22,000 and 17,000 years ago. Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025 His website—relatively simple and, at first glance, at least somewhat official in appearance—attracts up to forty thousand page views a year. Maddy Crowell, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in appearance

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“In appearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20appearance. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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