as in faded
to cease to be visible
the stranger disappeared into the mists, never to be seen again
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Recent Examples of disappeared
Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Whatever small bit of hope the Twins had coming out of the All-Star break at 47-49 disappeared almost immediately.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
However, that doesn’t mean the PVA has disappeared, says Sherri Mason, a chemist and plastics pollution researcher at Gannon University.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Rogers, a 35-year-old mother of five, disappeared from Bardstown around July 3, 2015.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
Shakur then disappeared before resurfacing in Cuba in 1984, having been granted political asylum by then-President Fidel Castro.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 29 Sep. 2025
The case began when 17-year-old Kara Kopetsky disappeared in May 2007.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
The Germans disappeared; some, like the Expressionist August Macke, who was inspired by Matisse, died for their Kaiser.
—Christopher C. Gorham
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Almost every company, save Cisco, that was in networking either blew up then and disappeared or hung on but kept losing money and then vanished.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The aviator disappeared on July 2, 1937 while attempting to become the first woman to fly across the globe.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Whatever small bit of hope the Twins had coming out of the All-Star break at 47-49 disappeared almost immediately.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
However, that doesn’t mean the PVA has disappeared, says Sherri Mason, a chemist and plastics pollution researcher at Gannon University.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Rogers, a 35-year-old mother of five, disappeared from Bardstown around July 3, 2015.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
Shakur then disappeared before resurfacing in Cuba in 1984, having been granted political asylum by then-President Fidel Castro.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 29 Sep. 2025
The case began when 17-year-old Kara Kopetsky disappeared in May 2007.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
The Germans disappeared; some, like the Expressionist August Macke, who was inspired by Matisse, died for their Kaiser.
—Christopher C. Gorham
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Almost every company, save Cisco, that was in networking either blew up then and disappeared or hung on but kept losing money and then vanished.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappeared
Verb
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Human remains found by a work crew in 2021 have been identified as a man who vanished after leaving his job at a sushi restaurant in Rochester, New York, fourteen years ago, according to authorities.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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Much reduced or vanished in many places.—
Robert Minhinnick,
The Dial,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Heat decreases the amount of dissolved oxygen in water.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
22 Sep. 2025
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This was when Earth’s oceans witnessed an oceanic anoxic event, where vast areas became severely depleted of dissolved oxygen.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Aug. 2025
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The stock market is still rallying to record highs, the Fed is widely expected to cut rates at its meeting later this month, and the general consensus is that recession risks have all but faded.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Not to worry though, say scientists at NASA, because another meteor shower happens in October well after the supermoon has faded.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Disappeared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappeared. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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