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appears



VERB
be obvious, clear
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




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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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