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Recent Examples of seem
The issue is not limited to the United States (although the US seems to have a higher share of such cases).
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Milad Haghani, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
The relationship between the two men seemed to reach a breaking point Thursday after the billionaire criticized the spending package Trump is trying to get through Congress.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 6 June 2025
The ancestral Menominee community that built the agricultural system uncovered by this new research, however, seems to have been less populous and hierarchical than a place like Cahokia, showing that large-scale agriculture may have been a part of life in very different kinds of societies.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 6 June 2025
That could be the cherry on top of the sundae for the Oilers, who seem to have the Stars figured out in almost every way.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 26 May 2025
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Milad Haghani, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
The relationship between the two men seemed to reach a breaking point Thursday after the billionaire criticized the spending package Trump is trying to get through Congress.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 6 June 2025
The ancestral Menominee community that built the agricultural system uncovered by this new research, however, seems to have been less populous and hierarchical than a place like Cahokia, showing that large-scale agriculture may have been a part of life in very different kinds of societies.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 6 June 2025
That could be the cherry on top of the sundae for the Oilers, who seem to have the Stars figured out in almost every way.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seem
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Hill is on a Hall of Fame trajectory, and looked first ballot-worthy until last season, when his antics, side babies, lawsuits and now a divorce finally overshadowed underwhelming play.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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Meanwhile, Lilo & Stitch is looking at a second frame of $60M, off 59%, which is in the vicinity of previous Disney Memorial Day live-action takes of classic toons Aladdin (-53%) and Little Mermaid (57%).—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
28 May 2025
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This series feels a lot more important than a late-May series should feel.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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The keyboard is large and comfortable, with a few points deducted for HP's insistence on cramped arrow keys, and the touchpad feels good.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
27 May 2025
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Things sound good for the 49ers' star running back.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Darche sounded a lot like Roy on Thursday, saying his goal as GM is to make the Islanders a fast team, one that still defends but plays with pace.—
Arthur Staple,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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The sculpture appears in the form of a glass cube, which glows with light that changes color based on live temperature data taken from the Hoh Rain Forest in near Seattle, Washington State.—
Lucy Handley,
CNBC,
1 June 2025
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Farrow, known for her breakout role in the film Rosemary’s Baby, previously appeared on Broadway in the 1979 production of Romantic Comedy, opposite Anthony Perkins, as well as two subsequent staged readings on Broadway and regional productions.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
31 May 2025
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“Seem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seem. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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