reappear
verb
re·ap·pear
(ˌ)rē-ə-ˈpir 
reappeared; reappearing; reappears
: 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 …—
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David A. AndelmanBy year's end the insects have gone, only to reappear briefly in May.—A. R. Williams
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Washington — Long security lines could reappear at airports next month after the Department of Homeland Security secretary warned Tuesday the agency doesn’t have enough money to continue to pay its employees through May.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
The data was taken down after about eight hours, and then reappeared again twice in early April, the report said.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Zendaya donned not one but two show-stopping looks on the red carpet, wowing onlookers first with a bold peacock blue Maison Margiela Artisanal by John Galliano haute couture look, then later reappearing in a second look, also designed by Galliano.
—Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 21 Apr. 2026
The film, starring Jack Reynor, follows a family whose missing daughter reappears, mummified and living.
—ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
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Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
The data was taken down after about eight hours, and then reappeared again twice in early April, the report said.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Zendaya donned not one but two show-stopping looks on the red carpet, wowing onlookers first with a bold peacock blue Maison Margiela Artisanal by John Galliano haute couture look, then later reappearing in a second look, also designed by Galliano.
—Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 21 Apr. 2026
The film, starring Jack Reynor, follows a family whose missing daughter reappears, mummified and living.
—ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Reappear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reappear. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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