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to cease to be visible
the stranger disappeared into the mists, never to be seen again
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Recent Examples of disappeared
Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 19 Mar. 2026
The suspect ran away from the house and disappeared off camera.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Her best friend in Hole, drummer Patty Schemel, disappeared into her own addiction for years.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile Apple has essentially disappeared after pledging to commit $1 billion a year to theatrical.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
The fossil record suggests these massive creatures disappeared during the sweeping extinctions that marked the end of the Pleistocene.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
And on last year’s Uhlmann Johnson Wilkes, the borders between guitar, saxophone, and bass often disappeared, the individual identity of each player subsumed by the more mesmerizing whole.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 17 Mar. 2026
Then the 7-foot center from the Bahamas inexplicably disappeared.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Street art from Key West to Orlando disappeared after the state in the weeks and months after the state Department of Transportation issued its order in August.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
One friend uttered an expletive after taking a bite of the super-tasty, uber-tender steak, and soon after, the meat disappeared.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 19 Mar. 2026
The suspect ran away from the house and disappeared off camera.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Her best friend in Hole, drummer Patty Schemel, disappeared into her own addiction for years.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile Apple has essentially disappeared after pledging to commit $1 billion a year to theatrical.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
The fossil record suggests these massive creatures disappeared during the sweeping extinctions that marked the end of the Pleistocene.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
And on last year’s Uhlmann Johnson Wilkes, the borders between guitar, saxophone, and bass often disappeared, the individual identity of each player subsumed by the more mesmerizing whole.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 17 Mar. 2026
Then the 7-foot center from the Bahamas inexplicably disappeared.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Street art from Key West to Orlando disappeared after the state in the weeks and months after the state Department of Transportation issued its order in August.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappeared
Verb
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Prosecutors noted that Martinez fled to Mexico shortly after Marquina vanished.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The 49ers are under no obligation or urgency to rid themselves of Brandon Aiyuk, who vanished last season amid a seemingly positive comeback from 2024 knee surgery.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Kuwait’s emir dissolved parliament in May 2024 and embarked on a regulatory overhaul and citizenship crackdown.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Ocean water contains dissolved salts, and when ice forms, most of these salts are pushed out of the crystal structure.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Mar. 2026
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What if a slightly delusional but still charming actress faded toward irrelevance, only to claw her way back by way of a reality TV show?—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Mar. 2026
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As crypto moved from fringe to mainstream to cultural punch line, its promise of revolution faded.—
Clara Molot,
Vanity Fair,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Disappeared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappeared. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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