as in vanishing
to cease to be visible
the stranger disappeared into the mists, never to be seen again
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Recent Examples of disappearing
When too much wealth depends on one company, one market environment, one liquidity path or one source of compensation, flexibility starts disappearing long before the balance sheet reflects it.
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Anatoly Iofe, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Finally, toolbars are becoming more consistent, and the distracting icons in drop-down menus are quietly disappearing.
—Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, 10 June 2026
He was later seen submerging and resurfacing once before disappearing beneath the surface, according to officials.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Now, some of those skills are on the verge of disappearing entirely.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
Small businesses keep disappearing.
—Jack Schlossberg, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
As America marks the 82nd anniversary of D-Day on Saturday, a group of women whose wartime labor helped sustain the Allied war effort gathered in New Orleans to remember a generation that is rapidly disappearing.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2026
Given the heightened security, soccer fans will likely feel safe, but locals caught up in the violence are still disappearing.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
The survivors are a part of a population that’s disappearing with each passing year.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
Anatoly Iofe, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Finally, toolbars are becoming more consistent, and the distracting icons in drop-down menus are quietly disappearing.
—Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, 10 June 2026
He was later seen submerging and resurfacing once before disappearing beneath the surface, according to officials.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Now, some of those skills are on the verge of disappearing entirely.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
Small businesses keep disappearing.
—Jack Schlossberg, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
As America marks the 82nd anniversary of D-Day on Saturday, a group of women whose wartime labor helped sustain the Allied war effort gathered in New Orleans to remember a generation that is rapidly disappearing.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2026
Given the heightened security, soccer fans will likely feel safe, but locals caught up in the violence are still disappearing.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
The survivors are a part of a population that’s disappearing with each passing year.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappearing
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The body of a 5-year-old girl who was swept into the ocean with her family in Laguna Beach before vanishing in dangerously high surf has been recovered.—
Jazmin Alvarado,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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His spectral like figure seems to rise from the corpse, approaching the camera’s lens before vanishing.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
11 June 2026
Verb
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The lefty was fading in his fourth inning.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
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The era of checklist sightseeing is fading.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
Verb
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The boiling water creates intense thermal shock that instantly ruptures the plant's cell walls, melting its protective waxy coating and causing the foliage to collapse and dehydrate, effectively cooking the plant tissue.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
10 June 2026
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The topping, a mixture of heavy cream and mascarpone, is light and creamy without melting as easily in the summer heat.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
8 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Disappearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappearing. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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