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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
Alina Selyukh, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
Today, that sense of place has largely disappeared as a new generation of artists is treating the internet itself as source material.
—Keegan Brady, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
In an interview for the Season 3 finale, Megan teased what fans can expect for Season 4 after [SPOILER ALERT] the barrier that keeps the ghosts on the Split River campus has disappeared.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
Piecing the puzzle After Argentina’s return to democracy, rumors began circulating among residents living near the Pozo de Vargas, located beside a railway station, that the bodies of the disappeared might be buried there.
—Débora Rey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
But the impact of what was done has never fully disappeared.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Fort Worth police are asking for the public’s help locating a 15-year-old boy who disappeared Monday night.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2026
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
Her best friend in Hole, drummer Patty Schemel, disappeared into her own addiction for years.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
Then the firm took its fee and disappeared.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
Today, that sense of place has largely disappeared as a new generation of artists is treating the internet itself as source material.
—Keegan Brady, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
In an interview for the Season 3 finale, Megan teased what fans can expect for Season 4 after [SPOILER ALERT] the barrier that keeps the ghosts on the Split River campus has disappeared.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
Piecing the puzzle After Argentina’s return to democracy, rumors began circulating among residents living near the Pozo de Vargas, located beside a railway station, that the bodies of the disappeared might be buried there.
—Débora Rey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
But the impact of what was done has never fully disappeared.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Fort Worth police are asking for the public’s help locating a 15-year-old boy who disappeared Monday night.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2026
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
Her best friend in Hole, drummer Patty Schemel, disappeared into her own addiction for years.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappeared
Verb
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The governor’s visitor log, a public record for decades, has vanished as well, the better to conceal who’s lobbying him.—
Martin Dyckman,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026
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But for many Cubans any benefits afforded to them by the island’s socialist system vanished long ago.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
22 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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The transition from agricultural employment to factory employment involved wrenching mass migration, the utter misery of the Great Depression (as well as other brutal recessions, now faded from collective memory), and the painful dealmaking of the New Deal.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Italian school, which lacked rigor and involved many errors, quickly faded as Bourbaki’s influence spread.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Disappeared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappeared. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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