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seemed

  • past participle of seem.
  • past tense form of seem.

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Seemed pretty simple for the Utes, who scored on their first three possessions with drives of 75, 60 and 49 yards, making it 20-0 before the second quarter was three minutes old.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2025

Anon: Seemed like no belief, no fight, no real clue.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2023

Kimberly Harrington is the author of “But You Seemed So Happy,” a finalist for the Vermont Book Award, and “Amateur Hour.”

From Washington Post • May 18, 2022

“I liked what it did for me. Seemed like it took care of my tiredness, whole outlook on life is different,” Frank said.

From Washington Times • Feb. 24, 2020

Seemed like that was all there’d ever been.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool