Appear and Encounter

Appear

Appear verb - To come into view.

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Encounter and appear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Encounter" instead a verb "Appear".

Nearby Words: appearance, appearing

Encounter verb - To come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face.

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Appear and encounter are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appear" instead a verb "Encounter".

Nearby Words: encountered, encountering

man	appear man	encounter man
people	appear people	encounter people
series	appear series	encounter series
couple	appear couple	encounter couple
Other words: time, figure, characters, level, game, boss, anyone, humans, times, women, problems.

On a No Mercy run, a save point will appear right before the room where you encounter Undyne the Undying, which does not appear in any other kind of playthrough.

Source: Anti-Frustration Features
Lampshaded in an issue of The Authority in which the team traveled to an alternate universe in which they encounter the comic book series they appear in.

Source: Recursive Canon
Seiya also had the encounter recorded secretly, and edited it to make the father appear to be the aggressor in the fight, and have Moffle appear to be only defending himself.

Source: Light Novel / Amagi Brilliant Park

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