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
Lennon, 44, was accused of staging a bloody abduction scene at an Oklahoma hotel in 2012 and disappearing after he was charged with child pornography, federal authorities said.
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Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 7 Nov. 2025
Springsteen’s coming off a massive E Street Band tour and disappearing into himself.
—Henry Selick, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
Carol was used to worrying about Luke, and even accustomed to him disappearing or fleeing town.
—Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
Part of it is the sheer scale and speed of the tragedy, a freighter the size of a skyscraper disappearing so quickly.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Still, that doesn’t necessarily mean those jobs are disappearing – some could be migrating from UPS to other companies, said Jason Miller, a professor of supply chain management at Michigan State University’s business school.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge,annie Palmer,frank Holland, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Behind every disappearing family in El Fasher is a supply chain that makes such atrocities possible.
—David Miliband, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
The pension, Antúnez’s home, is like a kind of casa de vecino, a traditional Sevillian community dwelling which is now disappearing.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
Most of those trout that were netted and hoisted for a picture likely lived, splashing water through the air and then disappearing back into the river.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 7 Nov. 2025
Springsteen’s coming off a massive E Street Band tour and disappearing into himself.
—Henry Selick, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
Carol was used to worrying about Luke, and even accustomed to him disappearing or fleeing town.
—Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
Part of it is the sheer scale and speed of the tragedy, a freighter the size of a skyscraper disappearing so quickly.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Still, that doesn’t necessarily mean those jobs are disappearing – some could be migrating from UPS to other companies, said Jason Miller, a professor of supply chain management at Michigan State University’s business school.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge,annie Palmer,frank Holland, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Behind every disappearing family in El Fasher is a supply chain that makes such atrocities possible.
—David Miliband, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
The pension, Antúnez’s home, is like a kind of casa de vecino, a traditional Sevillian community dwelling which is now disappearing.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
Most of those trout that were netted and hoisted for a picture likely lived, splashing water through the air and then disappearing back into the river.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappearing
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Arredondo allegedly stabbed Paulos 30 times before fleeing the scene and then vanishing altogether, police said.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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The vanishing dining room During the pandemic, many homeowners repurposed their dining rooms into offices, playrooms, or classrooms for their kids.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
24 Oct. 2025
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Even the combative Venezuela of eight years ago, where kids with homemade shields assembled in the streets day after day to battle the dictatorship’s goons, is a fading memory.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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Cheney is remembered as a chief architect of the war in Iraq after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and a member of an old Republican Party guard that is quickly fading away.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Make the frosting by browning the butter, a French cooking technique that takes about 10 minutes of melting the butter on medium-high heat and chilling for an hour.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
2 Nov. 2025
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Still, such pieces are often sold for a fraction of the value of what was stolen — due to their smaller size, but also because melting or breaking down high-profile items removes the historical worth.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Disappearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappearing. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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