The phrase
"seeming failure" refers to something that appears to be a failure or loss at first, but may actually turn out to be successful or helpful in the long run.
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Synonyms for individual words can be found below.
«seem»
«seemed»
«seems»
«failure»
Sentences with «seeming failure»
- But there was a time when space travel kindled grandiose visions in scientists» minds, when rockets were as tall as skyscrapers and an unmanned mission seemed a failure of nerve. (discovermagazine.com)
- The path that had brought me to this first - grade teacher was one of seeming failure. (relevantmagazine.com)
- The seeming failure to produce new means to meet what is in so many respects a radically different world may indicate an ominous lack of resiliency. (religion-online.org)
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