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
The idea of those benefits disappearing is raising alarms in New Mexico, where more than 1 in 5 people relies on them.
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Geoff Mulvihill, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
Its plumpness was waning, its folds disappearing.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Obviously catfishing is wrong, but who doesn’t fantasize about disappearing into the life of someone more beautiful every once in a while.
—Sumayya Tobah, Essence, 15 Oct. 2025
Ali and Anton Alcohol doesn’t stick around for long in this apartment, and Anton seems allergic to telling the truth when Ali asks him about these disappearing drinks.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
This one’s disappearing fast, so make your move.
—PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
The kiwi, an adorable flightless bird from New Zealand, is disappearing, largely because of invasive species brought to the country’s islands by humans.
—NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
Instead, Moon, high on ayahuasca, crashes a plane into their territory, effectively disappearing himself from civilized society.
—Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Dana Point surfer Scott Muir tucked into a deep barrel in the Oceanside surf, his surfboard and body disappearing into the wave’s cavern of ocean water.
—Laylan Connelly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2025
Geoff Mulvihill, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
Its plumpness was waning, its folds disappearing.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Obviously catfishing is wrong, but who doesn’t fantasize about disappearing into the life of someone more beautiful every once in a while.
—Sumayya Tobah, Essence, 15 Oct. 2025
Ali and Anton Alcohol doesn’t stick around for long in this apartment, and Anton seems allergic to telling the truth when Ali asks him about these disappearing drinks.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
This one’s disappearing fast, so make your move.
—PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
The kiwi, an adorable flightless bird from New Zealand, is disappearing, largely because of invasive species brought to the country’s islands by humans.
—NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
Instead, Moon, high on ayahuasca, crashes a plane into their territory, effectively disappearing himself from civilized society.
—Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Dana Point surfer Scott Muir tucked into a deep barrel in the Oceanside surf, his surfboard and body disappearing into the wave’s cavern of ocean water.
—Laylan Connelly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappearing
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Large vanishing glass walls unite the indoors with the outdoors.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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The legend began after a series of bizarre and terrifying encounters in which settlers reported seeing the ghostly figure charging through the desert, sometimes trampling livestock or vanishing into the night.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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According to researcher and photographer Roberto García-Roa, the vibrant pigments that butterflies once relied on to attract mates and hide from prey are now fading away as colorful tropical forests are replaced with monochrome infrastructure.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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The traditional distinctions between linear and streaming are fading away for sports, however.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
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Greenland, with its rapidly melting ice sheet, also is an example of global climate change largely caused by fossil fuels.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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And slowly but surely the ice starts melting between us.—
Nikki McCann Ramirez,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Disappearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappearing. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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