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Recent Examples of disappearance
While countless theories have circulated regarding Bradley’s disappearance, investigators initially determined the recent college graduate likely fell overboard or jumped from the ship, The Associated Press reported.
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Melodee’s disappearance has sparked an investigation into the child’s whereabouts as the search approaches its second week.
—Michelle Watson, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
Officials at the college of roughly 2,800 undergraduates initially notified students on Sunday about Smith, whose disappearance was reported to Middlebury police earlier that afternoon.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
As Mia chases new leads in Riley's disappearance, she's reunited with an entity from their childhoods.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Revak was considered a person of interest in the disappearance of Iowa news anchor Jodi Husentruit, 27, who vanished on her way to work the morning of June 27, 1995.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
One of the most disturbing sequences on this show is Gacy luring in and entrapping 15-year-old Robert Piest (Ryker Baloun), whose disappearance is where the series starts.
—Derek Lawrence, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Food shortages would mean the disappearance of luxuries and the rationing of staples, sapping public morale.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Since the developments in Scott’s disappearance, prosecutors have reopened the previous case.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Melodee’s disappearance has sparked an investigation into the child’s whereabouts as the search approaches its second week.
—Michelle Watson, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
Officials at the college of roughly 2,800 undergraduates initially notified students on Sunday about Smith, whose disappearance was reported to Middlebury police earlier that afternoon.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
As Mia chases new leads in Riley's disappearance, she's reunited with an entity from their childhoods.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Revak was considered a person of interest in the disappearance of Iowa news anchor Jodi Husentruit, 27, who vanished on her way to work the morning of June 27, 1995.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
One of the most disturbing sequences on this show is Gacy luring in and entrapping 15-year-old Robert Piest (Ryker Baloun), whose disappearance is where the series starts.
—Derek Lawrence, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Food shortages would mean the disappearance of luxuries and the rationing of staples, sapping public morale.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Since the developments in Scott’s disappearance, prosecutors have reopened the previous case.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappearance
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The Toronto Blue Jays bounced back from a tough Game 3 loss to even the World Series at two games apiece following a 6-2 Game 4 victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.—
Wayne Sterling,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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The situation could result in potential discipline for the Ravens, ranging from fines or loss of draft picks to possible suspensions if the NFL determines a serious violation occurred.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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The restructuring brings in regional chiefs and supervisors normally stationed at the nation's borders to carry out immigration arrests inside the country, a move representing a departure from traditional immigration enforcement structures.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Powerful flares may accompany the departure of these coronal mass ejections (CMEs); both are examples of solar storms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Within the Rice Hotel, this ideal evaporation rate is lost to the conditions of the building, since the lack of air conditioning means that the different rooms will be at different temperatures throughout the day.—
Mario Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Warmer air, for example, boosts evaporation, which leads to more moisture entrained in the atmosphere, intensifying rainfalls, while warmer oceans provide an energy source for more violent hurricanes.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
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At Windsor International Airport, the terminal was nearly empty because there were no flights immediately arriving or departing, airport President Mark Galvin said.—
Martin Goillandeau,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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How much of the two presidents Alaskans will be able to see beyond their aircraft arriving and departing is unclear.—
Al Weaver,
The Hill,
14 Aug. 2025
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Turn 1 is the first real passing opportunity of the COTA lap, where races can be won or lost in the opening seconds.—
Patrick Iversen,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The magnitude of his passing is of epic proportions, and beyond comprehension.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
24 Oct. 2025
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One telling sequence early on has the children studying in a classroom featuring depictions of Mohammed, Jesus, Lao Tzu, Buddha and Confucius, highlighting to what extent the Bujang Valley had been a melting pot of cultures and religions.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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While Plymouth may be known for turkey dinners and the Pilgrims, its food scene has evolved into an awesome melting pot embracing global cuisine.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Instead of just the solar disk vanishing, the entire corona disappeared.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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The literary thriller charts the disappearance of a girl from an upstate New York summer camp — and links it to the mysterious vanishing of her brother years earlier.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Disappearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappearance. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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