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appear as

Idioms  

  1. Act the part of in public, usually alluding to a performance on stage. For example, She got wonderful reviews when she appeared as Portia. This idiom uses appear in the sense of “to come before the public,” a usage dating from the late 1500s.

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The KU researcher said the combination of a defocusing magnetospheric plasma and a focusing gravity create in-phase and out-of-phase interference bands of radio-wave intensity that appear as the Crab Pulsar's zebra stripes.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

HP IQ—which is scheduled to start releasing in the spring—will appear as a text bar at the top of the user’s screen.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

As he prepares to appear as Edwards in a new drama, Clunes revealed he doesn't think actors should "ever be judging" the characters they play.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Connecting to a VPN server in a location where the broadcast is available allows users to appear as if they are just another local viewer.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

As always, whenever I want to get rid of someone I’m not really listening to, I made it appear as if I agreed.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus

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