Appear and Wait

Appear

Appear verb - To come into view.

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

Nearby Words: appearance, appearing

Wait verb - To remain in place in readiness or expectation of something.

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Appear and wait are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appear" instead a verb "Wait".

Nearby Words: waited, waiting, waiter

place	appear place	wait place
couple	appear couple	wait couple
hand	appear hand	wait hand
episode	appear episode	wait episode
Other words: moment, time, way, bit, nothing, minutes, times, seconds.

Sunspots appear on the surface of stars during periods of intense magnetic activity and appear as (wait for it) a series of dark overlapping dots.

Source: Kirby Dots
The third Fire Emblem and its remake has Hardin appear on chapter 8 and is invulnerable at that point, similar to the Black Knight example, you definitely don't want to wait around too long.

Source: Final Boss Preview
Instead of choosing a partner, you follow pairs of characters as they learn about themselves and wait for the devil to appear.Will Venus and Neptune stop hating themselves long enough to be friends?

Source: Visual Novel / We Know the Devil

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