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to cease to be visible
the stranger disappeared into the mists, never to be seen again
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Recent Examples of disappeared
Rebecca Cairns, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
Five years and a few economic shocks later, the revolution looks more like a recalibration—but that doesn’t mean ESG has disappeared.
—Brian Tayan, Harvard Business Review, 18 Feb. 2026
Decades of unchecked sprawl have left taxpayers footing the bill for costly infrastructure expansions, while natural systems and working lands have disappeared at alarming rates.
—Haley Busch, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
The speculation had a lot to do with the fact that Nancy Guthrie, who disappeared sometime between the night of January 31 and the morning of February 1, was last seen by her daughter, Annie Guthrie, and her husband, Tommaso Cioni.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 17 Feb. 2026
This dates to about the same period when the extra moon disappeared.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2026
A day after Guthrie disappeared, news outlets received identical ransom notes that investigators treated as legitimate.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Searches continued in Allen Park, Michigan, for 25-year-old Wyandotte man, Tyler Bojanowski, who authorities say disappeared last week.
—Julia Avant, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Investigators had hoped cameras would turn up evidence right away about how Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her home in an secluded neighborhood.
—Hallie Golden, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
As soon as our interview ended, the seven idols disappeared to change outfits for an evening rehearsal, and returned minutes later, slurping down steaming cups of ramyeon.
—Rebecca Cairns, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
Five years and a few economic shocks later, the revolution looks more like a recalibration—but that doesn’t mean ESG has disappeared.
—Brian Tayan, Harvard Business Review, 18 Feb. 2026
Decades of unchecked sprawl have left taxpayers footing the bill for costly infrastructure expansions, while natural systems and working lands have disappeared at alarming rates.
—Haley Busch, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
The speculation had a lot to do with the fact that Nancy Guthrie, who disappeared sometime between the night of January 31 and the morning of February 1, was last seen by her daughter, Annie Guthrie, and her husband, Tommaso Cioni.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 17 Feb. 2026
This dates to about the same period when the extra moon disappeared.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2026
A day after Guthrie disappeared, news outlets received identical ransom notes that investigators treated as legitimate.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Searches continued in Allen Park, Michigan, for 25-year-old Wyandotte man, Tyler Bojanowski, who authorities say disappeared last week.
—Julia Avant, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Investigators had hoped cameras would turn up evidence right away about how Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her home in an secluded neighborhood.
—Hallie Golden, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappeared
Verb
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On February 9, 1960, 44-year-old Adolph Coors III, the grandson of the company’s founder, vanished.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
16 Feb. 2026
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Moreover, the traditional 22-episode season has all but vanished, with modern audiences often receiving little more than half that number.—
Scott Snowden,
Space.com,
15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Heat decreases the amount of dissolved oxygen in water.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
22 Sep. 2025
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This was when Earth’s oceans witnessed an oceanic anoxic event, where vast areas became severely depleted of dissolved oxygen.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Aug. 2025
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One year after their deaths, those closest to Hackman and Arakawa say their legacy is not defined by tragedy, but by devotion — a partnership rooted in privacy, dignity and a love story that endured long after Hollywood faded from view.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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The shock that we could be attacked on our own soil by people who infiltrated the country with the purpose of attacking it has faded.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Disappeared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappeared. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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