The Clue
Looms or seems (7 letter answer)
The Answer
APPEARS
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Notes
The answer APPEARS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1000 puzzles.
Related Clues
Emerges
Looks
Is published
Seems
Comes onstage
Crops up
Pops up
Shows up
Is suddenly seen
Comes into view
Definition
APPEAR as a verb:
1. (look, appear, seem) = give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time"
2. come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"
3. (appear, come out) = be issued or published; "Did your latest book appear yet?"; "The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet"
4. (appear, seem) = seem to be true, probable, or apparent; "It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad"
5. (appear, come along) = come into being or existence, or appear on the scene; "Then the computer came along and changed our lives"; "Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago"
6. appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.; "Gielgud appears briefly in this movie"; "She appeared in `Hamlet' on the London stage"
7. present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority; "He had to appear in court last month"; "She appeared on several charges of theft"