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dematerialized

verb

past tense of dematerialize
as in disappeared
to cease to be visible the image suddenly dematerialized, and once again we were staring at a blank screen

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  1. disappeared
  2. vanished
  3. faded
Verb
  • One senses that this line is for the reader, not the ex-boyfriend, who has disappeared for some 200 pages.
    — Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Blanch estimates at least 350 million barrels have disappeared from the global above-ground oil inventories since levels peaked in March.
    — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of disappeared
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  • Now, he’s accused of murdering a missing lawyer Shortly after Cozzi vanished, Kosowski fell onto police’s radar due to a suspicious person and car spotted at the law office.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Talk is cheap, but today the automaker put up instead of shutting up by revealing a new Nissan Z concept with a factory T-top, a feature that vanished from sports cars over two decades ago.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of vanished
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  • The basil has wilted, the beach towels have been stowed away, the tan has faded.
    — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Her relief faded when the pharmacist told her that the price had once again gone up, leaving her with no choice but to underdose the lifesaving medication.
    — Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of faded
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“Dematerialized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dematerialized. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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