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as in to show
to come into view
a police car appeared just as I ran a red light
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as in to begin
to come into existence
the benefits of the exercise program should appear almost immediately
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as in to arrive
to get to a destination
a friend who daily manages to appear at our door just as dinner is being served
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The Diamonds’ version logged eight weeks at No. 2 on Best Sellers in Stores, and appeared in the 1973 film American Graffiti – a nostalgic film which was perfectly timed as the Watergate scandal broke wide open.
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 19 Aug. 2024
In that vein, there have been a number of rumors and whispers that Swift will take advantage of a break in her tour to jump on a plane to either perform or simply appear at the last night of the DNC on August 22.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2024
The Tesla ignores this too, though the bus appears on screen as a flashing red truck — something the car must try to avoid.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2024
This interview first appeared in WWD on June 27, 1989.
—Tonya Blazio-Licorish, WWD, 19 Aug. 2024
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 19 Aug. 2024
In that vein, there have been a number of rumors and whispers that Swift will take advantage of a break in her tour to jump on a plane to either perform or simply appear at the last night of the DNC on August 22.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2024
The Tesla ignores this too, though the bus appears on screen as a flashing red truck — something the car must try to avoid.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2024
This interview first appeared in WWD on June 27, 1989.
—Tonya Blazio-Licorish, WWD, 19 Aug. 2024
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“Appear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appear. Accessed 9 Sep. 2024.
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