disappearing

present participle of disappear

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of disappearing In the moments that follow, Wren seems to be preparing to slam her head against a bathroom wall before disappearing right in front of Tate. Tanya Fedak, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026 According to tracking site FlightRadar24, the plane, which bears the tail number N212ML, appears to have circled off the Bahamian coast before disappearing from radar. Hanna Park, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026 Drive-in theaters, once an American institution, are disappearing. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2026 In the retail markets, merchants said customers are disappearing as purchasing power deteriorates. ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 Her task is to spy on Victoria’s wayward grandson who keeps disappearing at night. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026 They are populated by characters who swing between extremes, people on the verge of disappearing one minute and of being too forward the next, either revealing too much or too little. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026 Thierno Barry, the club’s only senior striker after the sale of Beto and Folarin Balogun’s disappearing act on Tuesday, did what Thierno Barry does. Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 And then, without warning, the snow leopard got up and gently glided down the steep sides of the gorge, disappearing into the boulders at the bottom. Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappearing
Verb
  • But that sense of security is now one play away from vanishing.
    Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The research makes a compelling case that in the age of AI, the once-bright line between data and executable code is vanishing.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Jacobs was playing hurt, Watson and Reed missed extended stretches with injuries, Van Ness was injured, Rashan Gary was fading and Nixon wasn’t the same player as in the season’s first half.
    Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Evolving threats While some rules travelers have lived with for decades might be fading, the aviation sector is still dealing with changing threats.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Rancher Jay Fetcher said that with climate change, the snow is melting much earlier in the spring on his high-elevation pastures.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Opposition is melting in Asia and Europe amid improved reactor designs and desperation for more power.
    Editorial Board, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2026

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“Disappearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappearing. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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