disappearing

present participle of disappear

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of disappearing However, rather than disappearing for good, Brilliant returned late last year after being acquired and recapitalized under the Brilliant NextGen banner. Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Fischer never returned to Rhode Island Superior Court after disappearing during his trial in April 2005. Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026 There’s something endearing about one of the world’s most prestigious motorcycle makers almost disappearing into oblivion and making a full-fledged resurgence with a fresh approach. New Atlas, 21 July 2026 Across the country and across Illinois, farmland is disappearing at an alarming rate. Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026 The creature, smaller than a house cat and uniquely round, waddled across a patch of grass before climbing a staircase and disappearing over a fence. Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026 Africa’s forests are gradually disappearing due to mine development, a new study suggests. Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 15 July 2026 The dark form of the bear was rounding the ridges and gullies, appearing and disappearing among the brush in the direction of the head of the canyon. Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026 The relationship among those numbers tells us whether workers are finding jobs or simply disappearing from the denominator. Katica Roy, Fortune, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappearing
Verb
  • Meanwhile, hopes for a new round of talks to cobble together another ceasefire are vanishing.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 18 July 2026
  • His 2025 mysterious vanishing act is now a transaction-in-waiting on the business side, set to follow Jauan Jennings out the door.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • One is to store binary data on them and the second is to prevent them from fading into noise.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
  • The Senate is only in for two weeks more before August recess, and momentum is fading.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • Beyond the wildfires, throughout the trip, her counselor pointed out flooded rivers in Canada because of extreme heat melting snow runoff.
    Ava Berger, NPR, 26 July 2026
  • The headwaters of this 1,400-mile long artery are in the Rocky Mountains, fed by melting snowpack.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

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“Disappearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappearing. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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