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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That surprised me, given our proximity, and I was poised to ask why when Regis reappeared.
—Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
Their secret weekend in the Swiss Alps is three years in the past — that is, until Edward reappears more wealthy, more powerful and more irresistible than ever.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
Poch is on a roll At the weekend, Gio Reyna put his hand up for a World Cup place, reappearing from the wilderness to score early against Paraguay.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
The recent past always reappears, not as memory, but as corpses bombed by catastrophe.
—Ahmed Naji, The Dial, 18 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
Their secret weekend in the Swiss Alps is three years in the past — that is, until Edward reappears more wealthy, more powerful and more irresistible than ever.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
Poch is on a roll At the weekend, Gio Reyna put his hand up for a World Cup place, reappearing from the wilderness to score early against Paraguay.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
The recent past always reappears, not as memory, but as corpses bombed by catastrophe.
—Ahmed Naji, The Dial, 18 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reappear
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“Reappear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reappear. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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