seems

verb

present tense third-person singular of seem
as in looks
to give the impression of being I tried to cheer them up because they seemed depressed

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Recent Examples of seems Volatility - like myself - seems to have taken a break over the summer. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026 And the only thing really falling seems to be US military readiness, as key arms stockpiles are rapidly depleted. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026 Alistair has the Argentinian poet Jorge Luis Borges (Luis Gnecco) coming to stay, but Parini seems oddly unconcerned by the imminent arrival of this master of letters. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026 Alex Cooper seems intent on unraveling some of the current relationships that have helped underpin her production company, Unwell. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 Aug. 2026 Langley’s voice, which is emotive but steady, seems unusually well suited to this sort of doleful yearning. — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026 My life just seems to get better and better and better every day. — Faith Salie, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026 Edison Motors Edison started off its operations by retrofitting a 1962 Kenworth truck with its own electric axles, and this seems to have inspired its design thinking for its own creations. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026 At first glance, the idea that different phases of matter can exist together seems quite ordinary. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seems
  1. looks
  2. feels
  3. sounds
  4. appears
Verb
  • This week as a special treat, HBO release the first five minutes of the premiere episode that looks fantastic and reveals a much younger Hal Jordan being interviewed in 1996 and John Stewart's abusive family backstory involving a gun and an apple!
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • For Marni's summer collections, Consuelo brought her idiosyncratic sensibility to looks that mixed ethnic and vintage elements with intriguing cutting.
    — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of looks
Verb
  • Even a conservative turtleneck minidress feels more alluring when paired with black boots in soft leather.
    — Aemilia Madden, Glamour, 16 Aug. 2026
  • General Daily Insight for August 16, 2026 Connection feels sweeter when expectations stay realistic.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of feels
Verb
  • Turning sounds into tracks Detecting something underwater is only the beginning.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The truth is, a little comfort sounds pretty nice right about now.
    — Loren Savini, Allure, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of sounds
Verb
  • That definition appears designed to keep participating firms focused on criminal enterprises and out of interstate conflicts.
    — Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • But the current state of geopolitics appears to be distorting what being open means.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of appears

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