Appear
Appear verb - To come into view.
Be close and appear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Be close" instead a verb "Appear".
Nearby Words: appearance, appearing
Be close
Both terms in one sentence
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Like Heavy and Medic, their personalities appear to be opposites, but they appear to be close friends in and out of battle.
Source: Odd Friendship -
Ino and Inoichi Yamanaka also appear to be close, although their relationship is not given as much screentime.
Source: Good Parents -
While the asteroids are not shown moving or colliding, they do spin quite fast and appear to be close together.
Source: Asteroid Thicket
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