Appear and Witness

Appear

Appear verb - To come into view.

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

Nearby Words: appearance, appearing

Witness verb - To declare (something) to be true or genuine.

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Appear and witness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appear" instead a verb "Witness".

Nearby Words: witnessed, witnessing

man	appear man	witness man
part	appear part	witness part
scene	appear scene	witness scene
show	appear show	witness show
Other words: hand, moment, world, evil, fight.

Later on, we even see the defendant appear as a surprise witness to his own trial, where he proves that the person on trial is an imposter.

Source: Surprise Witness
In Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, this doesn't appear to be the standard death experience (the only reliable witness of the afterlife died under very unusual circumstances).

Source: Cessation of Existence
Their spokesman eventually calls Om to be his witness, and this being the Discworld, the god is obliged to appear.

Source: The Fundamentalist

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