as in to vanish
to cease to be visible
the stranger disappeared into the mists, never to be seen again
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Recent Examples of disappear
However, when his ex-wife, Rachel (Claire Danes), drops their two children off with him in the middle of the night and then disappears, Toby's world is sent into a tailspin.
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James Mercadante, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Our back-to-school concerns won’t disappear, but we’ll be emotionally resourced enough to navigate them.
—Essence, 27 Aug. 2025
One reason for the suppression may be that China has a good deal of bad news to disappear.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025
Since then, that offensive production has all but disappeared.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
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James Mercadante, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Our back-to-school concerns won’t disappear, but we’ll be emotionally resourced enough to navigate them.
—Essence, 27 Aug. 2025
One reason for the suppression may be that China has a good deal of bad news to disappear.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025
Since then, that offensive production has all but disappeared.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disappear
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappear
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But without the right asset mix, that sum can vanish shockingly fast.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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For much of the summer, she’s been MIA — vanishing from social media and seemingly abandoning the rollout of her new album, which drops at midnight.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
21 Aug. 2025
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Zwicky, which scans the night sky with a wide-field camera, has a reputation for enabling astronomers to discover transients, or fleeting cosmic phenomena, such as quickly flaring and fading supernovas.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
22 Aug. 2025
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For people dealing with mental health issues, often those feelings don’t fade on their own.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Disappear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappear. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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