as in vanishing
to cease to be visible
the image suddenly dematerialized, and once again we were staring at a blank screen
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The vanishing dining room During the pandemic, many homeowners repurposed their dining rooms into offices, playrooms, or classrooms for their kids.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
24 Oct. 2025 -
Rather, they have been written to capture, somehow, a complicated, fragmentary and/or vanishing story of great importance to the author.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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Faye is both highly supportive yet frustrated by the distant Springsteen, who showers her with love before disappearing into his music.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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The three dugongs interact and almost seem to play together before disappearing from view, the footage shows.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Caos isn’t an easy listen, often fading into a bleary haze and not quite coherently fulfilling the implications of its concept.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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Imagine slowly losing the center of your vision, like a camera lens fading to fog.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
23 Oct. 2025
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In some regions, natural uplift from melting ice sheets may also contribute to seismic events.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Sunset Stripes and Suedes The Axon sweater dress is core to the brand, updated each season in new shades of melting colors.—
Madeline Fass,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Dematerializing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dematerializing. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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