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The phrase "appearing to do" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing someone or something that seems to be engaged in an action or behavior, but may not actually be doing it.
Example: "She was appearing to do her work diligently, but in reality, she was distracted by her phone."
Alternatives: "seeming to do" or "looking like doing".
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This approach meant that Erdoğan had to distance himself from Kemalism, without appearing to do so.
Cameron: To do absolutely nothing while appearing to do a lot.
"The county is appearing to do something here," she said, "without actually doing so much".
"What they do is accommodate each other, and smooth things out for each other, while appearing to do otherwise".
With an election looming, a government appearing to do nothing will suffer if next winter is stormy too.
W.W.F.'s Mr. Molho argues that Mr. Cameron's Conservative Party wants to use the bill to subsidize nuclear power without appearing to do so.
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Your magazine appears to do this.
They appeared to do nothing but multiply.
And he appears to do so.
He said that it didn't "appear to do much".
In fact, it appears to do the opposite.
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