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“Seamed” or “Seemed”

seamed / seemed are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

seamed

  • verbput together with a seam.
  • adjectivehaving or joined by a seam or seams.

seemed s·IY·m·d

  • verbappear to exist.
  • verbappear to one's own mind or opinion.
Usage

Examples in context

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“seamed”

  • Thus, double seamed cans are also known as…

“seemed”

  • …politicking and power struggles that seemed to have stymied prior negotiations.
  • He chose what seemed the lesser of two evils,…
  • Everything seemed to go right in the…
  • …a great hollow seashell, which seemed to float upon and move…
  • …a period of time, it seemed the debate between the self-perception…
  • …a half hours conversation, Murr seemed intent on ensuring the Army…
  • …courts of Berlin and Copenhagen, seemed to close the last phase…
  • A settlement seemed as far off as ever.
  • Other people seemed to think that I had…
  • …fact that even her ancestor seemed to favor Razor over T-Bone),…

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