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Recent Examples of disappearance
The case took an unexpected turn on Friday when Buzzard, 40, was arrested on a charge of false imprisonment – but not for the disappearance of her daughter.
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Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Here's everything to know about the final episode of the limited series and the real explanation behind Milo's disappearance.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Further complicating matters are the tidal wave of family secrets exposed by the strain Milo’s disappearance put on Peter and his siblings, Brian (Daniel Monks) and Lia (Abby Elliott).
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025
Army nurse Holley Lynn James' disappearance in 2008 would set off a chilling investigation that would unravel into a case marked by fire, secrets and deception.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2025
As the anniversary of Will’s disappearance approaches, so does a heavy, familiar dread.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
The fifth and final season takes place in 1987, four years after the events of the first season and nearing the anniversary of Will’s disappearance.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
At the time of the women’s disappearance, Adams’ son, Wrangler Rickman, who had custody of the children, was in a rehabilitation facility.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Adapted from the first book in Herron's Zoë Boehm series, Down Cemetery Road follows Sarah Trafford (Wilson), a woman who becomes obsessed with the sudden disappearance of her young neighbor after a house explosion rocks their neighborhood.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Here's everything to know about the final episode of the limited series and the real explanation behind Milo's disappearance.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Further complicating matters are the tidal wave of family secrets exposed by the strain Milo’s disappearance put on Peter and his siblings, Brian (Daniel Monks) and Lia (Abby Elliott).
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025
Army nurse Holley Lynn James' disappearance in 2008 would set off a chilling investigation that would unravel into a case marked by fire, secrets and deception.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2025
As the anniversary of Will’s disappearance approaches, so does a heavy, familiar dread.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
The fifth and final season takes place in 1987, four years after the events of the first season and nearing the anniversary of Will’s disappearance.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
At the time of the women’s disappearance, Adams’ son, Wrangler Rickman, who had custody of the children, was in a rehabilitation facility.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Adapted from the first book in Herron's Zoë Boehm series, Down Cemetery Road follows Sarah Trafford (Wilson), a woman who becomes obsessed with the sudden disappearance of her young neighbor after a house explosion rocks their neighborhood.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappearance
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This means clear ownership, strategic leadership, and, above all, profit-and-loss accountability.—
Phil Gilbert,
Fortune,
12 Nov. 2025
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Three years later, a clinical study of the Pro, paid for by Stryker, found that 1 in 4 patients experienced complications after getting the implant, ranging from infection to avascular necrosis, the death of bone tissue due to loss of blood.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Nov. 2025
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Travelers who are planning to fly over the next week are encouraged to check the flight status before leaving home, arrive early for longer than usual security lines, and consider backup options before the departure day.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Nov. 2025
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Her departure adds to a growing list of Democrats, including former House speaker Nancy Pelosi who plan to retire after this term.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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This is because warmer air can carry greater amounts of moisture, and warming seas also allow for the evaporation of greater amounts of water vapor into the atmosphere, giving hurricanes more energy.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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The evaporation of food assistance would likely hit the region hard.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
27 Oct. 2025
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Flights for Los Angeles International Airport were temporarily halted Sunday because of a staffing shortage at the Southern California TRACON, which handles flights arriving or departing.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
27 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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This episode was recorded 12 days prior to the passing of her mother Diane Ladd.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Following the initiative’s passing, the city created a Sacramento Children’s Fund Planning and Oversight Commission to help develop a strategic funding plan.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Think of it as more product, less melting ice.—
Susanne Fowler,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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This kind of ice plain melting has happened before.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 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
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“Disappearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappearance. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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