as in looked
to give the impression of being
I tried to cheer them up because they seemed depressed
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Recent Examples of seemed
By 2017, though, the Swedish DJ seemed to have reignited his passion for songwriting — and was doing his best to look inward with the hopes of discovering the key to happiness.
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Rachel Desantis, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Initially, things seemed to go well.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
The surface seemed to explode with whales, their garage-size mouths agape.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
Williams seemed consumed with how to ensure this wasn’t all a self-destructive, highly dangerous waste of time.
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
Kirby Smart complained about the call afterward but seemed to misinterpret what being set over the ball meant.
—Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
While the older Oath Keepers had demurred at his most sensitive questions recently, the teenager seemed eager to impress a grizzled survival instructor.
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
New look Milan overcome wasteful Juventus That wastefulness seemed to spark Milan into life, Theo Hernandez wasting a similarly simple chance to equalise, then Michele Di Gregorio needing a good save to deny Tijjani Reijnders.
—Adam Digby, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
The intentionally empty area around Sgr A*'s frame seemed to actually punctuate its conceptual and visual weight in a way its typical online backdrop of search bars and Google Chrome tabs never has for me.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Rachel Desantis, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Initially, things seemed to go well.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
The surface seemed to explode with whales, their garage-size mouths agape.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
Williams seemed consumed with how to ensure this wasn’t all a self-destructive, highly dangerous waste of time.
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
Kirby Smart complained about the call afterward but seemed to misinterpret what being set over the ball meant.
—Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
While the older Oath Keepers had demurred at his most sensitive questions recently, the teenager seemed eager to impress a grizzled survival instructor.
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
New look Milan overcome wasteful Juventus That wastefulness seemed to spark Milan into life, Theo Hernandez wasting a similarly simple chance to equalise, then Michele Di Gregorio needing a good save to deny Tijjani Reijnders.
—Adam Digby, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
The intentionally empty area around Sgr A*'s frame seemed to actually punctuate its conceptual and visual weight in a way its typical online backdrop of search bars and Google Chrome tabs never has for me.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seemed
Verb
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Better still, Baltimore’s offense looked ready to go for the two-point conversion and steal a win.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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From the opening tip, Williamson looked explosive.—
William Guillory,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Wednesday 🎨 Discover the art of needle felting at The Line Hotel from 6:30-8:30pm.—
Nicole Cobler,
Axios,
6 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps their most felting loss of this recent skid, despite being blown out in Denver, was their 17-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, as Kirk Cousins threw four interceptions, one of which was returned fo a touchdown.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
5 Dec. 2024
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The Challengers star appeared on the red carpet with a diamond ring on her left-hand ring finger at the ceremony, causing speculation about a possible engagement.—
People.com,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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His writing has appeared inthe New York Times, New York, Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, Sunset, Wine Enthusiast, and more.—
Nicholas DeRenzo,
AFAR Media,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Seemed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seemed. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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