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 The droids, which were tested at Disneyland’s Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge last October, will be reappearing there for a couple of months, beginning April 5. Natasha Chen, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024 Three weeks later, Papini reappeared on the side of a highway in Yolo County, bruised and emaciated, with her long blond hair sheared short and right shoulder branded. Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024 After an agonizingly long shortage, Sriracha lovers relished the news that the wildly popular Huy Fong Foods rooster bottles were reappearing on grocery store shelves and restaurant tables to once again spice up steaming bowls of pho and ramen. Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024 On Thursday, fans noticed that Mitchell's music reappeared on the streaming platform after boycotting it in 2022. Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024 Birdsong tends to grow quieter as darkness descends, rising back up as the light reappears. TIME, 25 Mar. 2024 The artist Kiyan Williams was referring to federal architecture — specifically the northern facade of the White House, which reappears, redesigned in dirt and tilted 15 degrees off its axis, on a roof terrace at this year’s Whitney Biennial. Zachary Small, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024 Luis Matos, who’s been one of the team’s top hitters this spring, has a newfound path to the roster after Austin Slater’s name reappeared on the injury report Friday morning. Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024 Remove her for even a minute, however, and the beast reappeared. David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2024

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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 19 Apr. 2024.

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