disappearing

present participle of disappear

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of disappearing Desperately seeking Europe’s ‘own resources’ Still, the negotiations are gathering pace just as ambitions for the EU in an uncertain world are on the rise but room for fiscal maneuver in many countries is disappearing. — Lorne Cook, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026 Short-term, month-to-month rentals (the kind that often show up on a rent roll in a town that runs on rotating crews) were disappearing. — Ken Lundin, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Skill game machines are disappearing from businesses and private clubs across Pennsylvania after lawmakers failed to pass legislation regulating them before the state's deadline. — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 John Wayne and Gary Cooper, like Ken-san, often played anachronistic loners from a disappearing Arcadia that was being destroyed by hard-nosed modernizers—greedy bankers, railway owners, big-city politicians. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Labor market researchers say that against this backdrop, the profession is evolving rather than disappearing. — Corynn Winston, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026 Martin has been an outsider to the events of the story, habitually disappearing into the maw of his study, and Janet has given him little thought. — Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026 Fox News Digital previously reported on another hiker who was found alive after disappearing for a week in a remote national park. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Worried about your package disappearing from your porch this holiday season? — Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappearing
Verb
  • Along with Max, Erica advocated for a charity stamp to benefit vanishing species and has been vocal about LGBTQ+ visibility at baseball games.
    — Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • The Saints are fading after a strong start, and Tyler Shough is struggling and dealing with a left hand injury.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • In the rapidly fading light, a splendid buck muley took half a step forward and looked straight toward me.
    — Erwin A. Bauer, Outdoor Life, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Importantly, the zero-melting scenario is an extreme modeling experiment, not a realistic prediction.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Which wet hole is the way out — and which leads to a pool of skin-melting digestive acid?
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

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“Disappearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappearing. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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