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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Violence is used to enforce discipline, and those accused of theft or rule violations may be executed or disappeared.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026 -
In 2022, six weeks after a new police commissioner formed the Gilgo Beach task force, detectives identified Heuermann as a suspect by using a vehicle registration database to connect him to a pickup truck that a witness reported seeing when one of the victims disappeared in 2010.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Such assurances provide little comfort to the relatives, friends and colleagues of those forcibly vanished.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Savannah Guthrie showed viewers her grief and desperation when her mother, Nancy, vanished two months ago.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2026
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But then concerns about animal welfare rose, and the acute public-health risks faded.—
Rachel Sugar,
Curbed,
8 Apr. 2026
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The plot wasn’t far off, as so many once bustling towns — like the fictional Radiator Springs — nearly faded away after being bypassed by an interstate.—
Susan Montoya Bryan,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Dematerialized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dematerialized. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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