as in to vanish
to cease to be visible
the stranger disappeared into the mists, never to be seen again
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Recent Examples of disappear
His sense of security disappeared when federal agents swarmed the streets around his Minneapolis high school in December.
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Sara Sidner, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
What stands out most to him is how quickly the remaining snow is disappearing.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
In the fifth episode, Fox, who described herself as a city mouse, and Shepherd go camping in the wilderness, near where Aujay disappeared.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 21 Mar. 2026
Jimmy Gracey, a 20-year-old University of Alabama student from Illinois, was found dead in Barcelona waters Thursday, days after disappearing from a nightclub.
—Suman Naishadham, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
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Sara Sidner, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
What stands out most to him is how quickly the remaining snow is disappearing.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
In the fifth episode, Fox, who described herself as a city mouse, and Shepherd go camping in the wilderness, near where Aujay disappeared.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 21 Mar. 2026
Jimmy Gracey, a 20-year-old University of Alabama student from Illinois, was found dead in Barcelona waters Thursday, days after disappearing from a nightclub.
—Suman Naishadham, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappear
Verb
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Apple deals this good are super rare, so pick them before this deal vanishes.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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Even long after the tell-tale odor of new paint has vanished, traditional paint can off-gas for months, releasing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that have been linked to organ and nervous system damage, cancer, and infertility.—
Maya Ibbitson,
Architectural Digest,
19 Mar. 2026
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But in 2026, such dreams faded fast.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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The Ravel composition for which the film is named plays over a black screen, then fades into birdsong.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Disappear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappear. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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