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
  • DuPont benefits in some ways from the AI boom (more on that shortly), but most of its exposure to the theme disappeared with the Qnity spin-off a year ago.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
  • With quarterback Baker Mayfield going 0 for 3 passing, Tampa Bay beat the Atlanta Falcons, 16-0, producing one of the NFL’s strangest box scores in decades — and winning a game in a manner that had essentially disappeared from modern football.
    — Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of disappeared
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  • The Democrats' sweep of the midterm elections sparked a huge move in solar stocks on Wednesday, but by Thursday many of the gains had vanished as the markets soured on the artificial intelligence trade.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
  • It’s been nearly a year and a half since 15-year-old Kylie Arellano vanished from Garden City, Utah.
    — Veronica Fulton-Mazaika, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of vanished
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  • This wasn't my first root touch-up rodeo, and other kits just haven't been able to stamp out all my truly stubborn, pain-in-the-ass grays, and/or the color has faded away in a week or two.
    — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 1 Nov. 2026
  • That turmoil faded as President Joe Biden tightened immigration enforcement after Trump clamped down even more.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
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“Dematerialized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dematerialized. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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