Appear and Hold

Appear

Appear verb - To come into view.

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

Nearby Words: appearance, appearing

Hold verb - To have or keep in one's hands.

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Appear and hold are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appear" instead a verb "Hold".

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

people	appear people	hold people
significance	appear significance	hold significance
amount	appear amount	hold amount
place	appear place	hold place
Other words: line, hand, time, way, world, nothing, times.

They royal wizards use their magic to prevent her body from decomposing, and even to make it move and appear to hold court as usual — but anyone looking into its dead eyes can see the truth.

Source: Of Corpse He's Alive
Both Batgirl and Robin appear to be composites of two different characters to hold their title.

Source: Western Animation / The Batman
Temporary hold-offs like chaining yourself to the tree and deception will at first appear not to work.

Source: Childhood Memory Demolition Team

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