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Meanings of seeming in English

Appearing as such but not necessarily so.

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Examples for "apparent"
1
He's great at both and I thought it was really apparent today.
Reuters
2
However, a general decrease of alcohol-related deaths was apparent in all countries.
Pubmed
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It soon becomes apparent her work requires physical strength beyond most people.
Reuters
4
Forebodings vanished; hearts lightened; gladness reigned; the excellence of crumpets became apparent.
The Roll-Call
5
Several minutes and an apparent change of heart later, the waiter reappeared.
The Irish Times
1
The ostensible object of the insurgents now is not the real one.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volu...
2
The state of his health was the ostensible cause of his departure.
Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men / First Series
3
At noon I dropped our ostensible position back the other ten miles.
Gulf coast girl: original title, scorpion reef
4
Nor had he been sent out with this ostensible object in view.
The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton
5
Well, under the ostensible guise of protecting our liberties, they compromise them.
The Verge
Usage of seeming in English
1
Peterborough continued to press forward, looking promising without ever quite seeming dangerous.
The Guardian
2
That seeming detail of plant geography had enormous implications for politics today.
Guns, germs, and steel: the fates of human societies
3
However, we are also increasingly at risk from more benign seeming sources.
The South African
4
Fear of freedom beyond the constraints now, and seeming wonderfully free already.
Blood music
5
This seeming want of gratitude in the boy astonished the Roman general.
Tales from Shakespeare
6
Without seeming to have noticed anything, he said, in a confidential way:
The Blue Fairy Book
7
One group of people not puzzled by the seeming paradox: political scientists.
Wired
8
Krausova said the books mesmerized them, seeming to ask for their owners.
Reuters
9
The seeming searchlights and skyscrapers outside were no longer to be seen.
The Sirens of Titan
10
Without quite seeming to, everyone gave me plenty of room to move.
A Hard Day’s Knight
11
The babble of a million voices all seeming to talk at once.
Beautiful assassin
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They were silent, seeming to examine the night; then the girl said:
The Dark Flower
13
Bridwell's nonchalant withdrawals from the public fund stopped seeming quite so heroic.
Climbing Magazine
14
He stared at her, seeming to question whether he should go on.
A fierce radiance: a novel
15
Hundreds of moments of seeming insignificance combined to create Bananach's desired results.
Fragile Eternity
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Things have a way of seeming more dramatic than they really are.
Calamity jayne
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Seeming through the time
Seeming across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
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Australia
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