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Recent Examples of seem
Low-porosity hair can often feel like a mystery—products just seem to slide right off and dryness seems inevitable.
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Daisy Maldonado, Allure, 18 Feb. 2025
Trump seems unconcerned that Musk wields enormous power with limited visibility into potential conflicts of interest, something the Office of Government Ethics generally ensures.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
Two passengers described what seemed like a routine descent that suddenly turned them upside-down.
—Neil Vigdor, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
At points this season, this seemed like the roster capable of breaking that trend.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2025
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Daisy Maldonado, Allure, 18 Feb. 2025
Trump seems unconcerned that Musk wields enormous power with limited visibility into potential conflicts of interest, something the Office of Government Ethics generally ensures.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
Two passengers described what seemed like a routine descent that suddenly turned them upside-down.
—Neil Vigdor, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
At points this season, this seemed like the roster capable of breaking that trend.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seem
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As lethal injection drugs have become harder to obtain, states with the death penalty have looked to expand their methods to things like firing squads and nitrogen gas, which was first used in the U.S. in January 2024 in Alabama with the execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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All of those energies are looking at the situation differently, and so nobody’s playing the same thing in those scenes.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2025
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Technology advances rapidly, industries seem to shift overnight, and people, especially leaders, feel the pressure to keep up.—
Hilary Tetenbaum,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Staying on theme for this season’s location in Thailand, Leisure Projects has an array of cozy garments, like this lace shirt, that feels appropriate without venturing into costume territory.—
Brett F. Braley-Palko,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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This however wouldn’t be my personal choice, though will say sounds a lot like Seth found out grass isn’t always greener in a major way.—
Aaron Portzline,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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As politics continue to stifle climate action, experts like marine ecologist Carlos Duarte are turning to sports to sound the alarm that climate change requires immediate action.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Adebayo also appears to be on his way to overtaking Haslem as the Heat’s all-time leading rebounder within the next two seasons.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2025
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Both women had been bludgeoned and hacked with what appeared to be a hatchet.—
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
arkansasonline.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Seem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seem. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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