reappearance

noun

re·​ap·​pear·​ance (ˌ)rē-ə-ˈpir-ən(t)s How to pronounce reappearance (audio)
plural reappearances
: a second or renewed appearance : the act or an instance of reappearing
Full House and The X-Files, which are just two of the old shows making a reappearance on our small screens …Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon
His speech was a welcome reappearance of the leader who sold himself as a compassionate conservative when he first ran for president …Peggy Fikac

Examples of reappearance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web These unexpected reappearances, like the scientific discovery of a living coelacanth in 1938, then leave ghost lineages, or a line of ancestry that must have been present but has not yet been discovered. Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 July 2024 Malaria’s reappearance in the US signaled to many that the future has arrived. Vox Staff, Vox, 3 June 2024 Although the rest of the fish went to the fishermen to enjoy at home, one snapper would make a reappearance the following day. Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2024 None of the structures have made headlines in a few years but a monolith made a reappearance in the United Kingdom earlier this year. Doha Madani, NBC News, 18 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for reappearance 

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Word History

First Known Use

1618, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reappearance was in 1618

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“Reappearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reappearance. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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