Appear and Turn

Appear

Appear verb - To come into view.

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

Nearby Words: appearance, appearing

Turn verb - To move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis.

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Appear and turn are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appear" instead a verb "Turn".

Nearby Words: turned, turning

man	appear man	turn man
people	appear people	turn people
thanks	appear thanks	turn thanks
place	appear place	turn place
Other words: gold, moment, time, characters, world, game, color, evil, fight, anyone, everyone, eyes, humans.

The military is more than willing to let the public know about giant monsters the moment two of them appear and turn Honolulu into a friggin' battleground.

Source: Reality Ensues / Live-Action Films
The inversion, when characters who appear to be very different turn out to be quite similar, is Not So Different.

Source: Not So Similar
Sweet Home has several enemies that use this: they appear human from behind, but then turn their heads to reveal their horribly shredded faces.

Source: Face-Revealing Turn

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