- present tense form of appear (3rd person singular).
appears
Example Sentences
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This is a term for when the Moon appears much larger than it is based on its position in the sky - an effect caused by the way our brains process visual information.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
"For now, oil appears to have heard the message that way, which is doing Washington the considerable favour of taking some inflation pressure out of the system."
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
The practice appears more common at AI labs or companies founded in recent years, after generative AI took hold in workplaces, Inzerillo said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
The order also noted that $160 that had been confiscated in the arrest would be forfeited to MVHTTF, which appears to stand for the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
The obelisk is even heavier than it appears.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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