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as in look
the outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a quality
the dignified appearance of this church leader the country club's manicured lawns and well-groomed appearance in general
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Relevance
2
as in face
outward and often deceptive indication
can't you at least give the appearance of listening to what I say?
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3
as in arrival
the act of coming upon a scene
his appearance at the party caused considerable speculation
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Recent Examples of appearance
In a key warm-up for their eighth successive World Cup appearance, the Samurai Blue overcame a bright Scotland start to dominate the second half.
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ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
Slok explained more in a recent appearance on the Prof G Markets podcast.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
Trout is 4 for 6 with two homers and four walks in his first 10 plate appearances of the season.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
Then Campbell led Sac State to a Big Sky regular-season and tournament championship en route to the program’s first NCAA Tournament appearance.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
Slok explained more in a recent appearance on the Prof G Markets podcast.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
Trout is 4 for 6 with two homers and four walks in his first 10 plate appearances of the season.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
Then Campbell led Sac State to a Big Sky regular-season and tournament championship en route to the program’s first NCAA Tournament appearance.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appearance
Noun
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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Here’s a look at winning numbers for each game on March 28.—
USA Today staff,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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Your emergence tracks with the emergence of a whole new group of young Black entertainers—a moment that changed the face of the entertainment world, even to today.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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When Doncic reached out to shove Williams' arm, Williams responded with a backhand swipe across Doncic's face.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The lower chamber has twice passed legislation to fund the entire department through September, but it's been effectively dead on arrival in the Senate as it's been unable to overcome the 60-vote threshold to advance.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Most of the aid envoy returned on a chartered flight Monday and were not stopped and held for questioning, participants told the Miami Herald, but a handful of participants who stayed longer and flew back on a commercial flight Wednesday faced interrogations on their arrival.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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There was a heavy presence of emergency responders at the scene of a missile impact and a main road was partially cordoned off, images from Magen David Adom showed.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Arguably the most important filmmaker to come out of Israel in several generations and a major presence on the world-cinema scene, Lapid specializes in character studies and constant interrogations of the way that power structures (social, national, global) shape lives.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Mar. 2026
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Moody and sleek, the Ritz-Carlton, Nomad is also designed to make an impression—and not just because of its 50-story sway.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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But visually the scorebug will take some getting used to, and its first impression on Thursday was not good.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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With the advent of NIL deals, many college athletes have agents, lawyers or other business professionals representing them.—
Robert L. Boone,
Sportico.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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The advent of the internet around the same time made a growing number of résumé-writing templates and guides available to anyone with a modem.—
Stephen Mihm,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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Faithe with her son, AydenAmanda Langston As the two parted ways, Amanda saw Faithe’s demeanor shift.—
Meghan O'Brien,
NBC news,
28 Mar. 2026
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Fans loved Glaze for his silly facial expressions and his earnest demeanor.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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Nature has an orienting effect.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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The law to making firing squad the primary means of execution will go into effect on July 1.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Appearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appearance. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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