Appear and Return

Appear

Appear verb - To come into view.

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

Nearby Words: appearance, appearing

Return verb - To bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place.

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Appear and return are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appear" instead a verb "Return".

Nearby Words: returned, returning, returnable, returnee, returner

ability	appear ability	return ability
man	appear man	return man
people	appear people	return people
thanks	appear thanks	return thanks
Other words: amount, place, series, show, season, time, way, world, day, everyone, times.

It's quickly undone when the Emissaries appear and return your souls with the snap of a finger.

Source: Curb Stomp Battle / Video Games
Of similar note are the huge minotaurs who appear as palette-swapped bosses twice then return as normal enemies!

Source: Degraded Boss
Instead, he winds up leaving the characters (and the audience) in suspense over his probable return, and proceeds to never appear again.

Source: Too Powerful to Live

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