disappearing

present participle of disappear

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of disappearing According to this data, starting in the 1990s, ice began disappearing more intensely. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Our little aluminum dinghy drifted too close to a herd of hippos, and the dominant male glowered at us before disappearing menacingly below the surface. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026 Bars and restaurants aren’t disappearing, but social wellness clubs are demonstrating that recovery itself can be the booking driver. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026 Woo said Spencer started the original fire Sunday after firing at deputies and a sheriff’s helicopter and disappearing into the forest. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026 Both are real, and the space between them is where a great deal of engineering budget is disappearing. — Steve Taplin, Forbes.com, 21 Sep. 2026 But the report cautions against viewing those gains as evidence that Chicago’s Latino working class is disappearing. — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 Others seek out the falls as an escape, disappearing into the void. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 Georgia Tech student Caden Qiao has been found safe after disappearing Sunday evening, campus police announced Thursday morning. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappearing
Verb
  • If live sports are the only thing preventing the bundle from vanishing outright, a stable virtual MVPD market has gone a long way toward moderating the overall losses in the pay-TV space.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The rapidly approaching future and vanishing past are all around her, which Horgan embodies beautifully in a brief but wrenching scene when Ruari first leaves for school.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Long before the Ellisons arrived on the scene, Pluto’s star had started fading as rivals Tubi and Roku became more popular.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The film’s cast is mostly made up of tribal non-actors, but Anghlong Konyak is its captivating center, as a man whose stubbornness against change sits alongside a lingering grief over his fading way of life.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Generations ago, the Central Valley was a vast expanse of lush meadows, wetlands and lakes fed by melting Sierra Nevada snow.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Asteroids frequently undergo violent collisions, heating, and internal soaking from melting ice.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026

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“Disappearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappearing. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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