reappear

verb

re·​ap·​pear (ˌ)rē-ə-ˈpir How to pronounce reappear (audio)
reappeared; reappearing; reappears

intransitive verb

: to come back into view or show up for a second or subsequent time : to appear again
Darting down the corridor …, she reappeared moments later carrying glasses in filigreed silver holders …David A. Andelman
By year's end the insects have gone, only to reappear briefly in May.A. R. Williams

Examples of reappear in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Her fate is unknown, and neither Olsen nor Marvel have yet to announce when Scarlet Witch will reappear. Zack Sharf, Variety, 11 Sep. 2024 Cell signals may vanish in northwest Georgia and not reappear with any consistency until the road doglegs into Alabama. Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024 Lydia’s ruffly red wedding dress from the original reappears on her in the sequel, as she’s once again coerced into marrying Keaton’s dastardly demon. Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2024 There are returning long-timers like Tyrese Gibson and Ludacris, and the always-delightful Kurt Russell now has Clint Eastwood's son Scott Eastwood as a handsome-goof sidekick, and one-time antagonist Jason Statham reappears with his own unexpected connections. Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reappear 

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Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reappear was in 1611

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“Reappear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reappear. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.

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