as in to vanish
to cease to be visible
the stranger disappeared into the mists, never to be seen again
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Recent Examples of disappear
Different parts of the ship can’t even talk to one another, thanks to interference, and runners have started to disappear, leading Pike to assume they’ve been boarded.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025
Cases of bromide poisoning largely disappeared once the US Food and Drug Administration started prohibiting its use in 1975, but that number is ticking upwards in recent years thanks to its reintroduction into unregulated dietary supplements and sedatives.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
Importantly, Social Security benefits would not disappear entirely.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025
The first time a part of the sun disappeared was on the fifth day of August, exactly twelve years ago.
—Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025
Cases of bromide poisoning largely disappeared once the US Food and Drug Administration started prohibiting its use in 1975, but that number is ticking upwards in recent years thanks to its reintroduction into unregulated dietary supplements and sedatives.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
Importantly, Social Security benefits would not disappear entirely.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025
The first time a part of the sun disappeared was on the fifth day of August, exactly twelve years ago.
—Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappear
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Seventeen children vanish at exactly 2:17 a.m., leaving behind only one boy — Alex Lilly (Cary Christopher).—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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That funding — which totaled more than $250 million for the state, including about $192 million from Baldwin — vanished earlier this year after Congress passed a continuing resolution that did not include the earmarks.—
Lawrence Andrea,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The company is already expanding eastward, and backlash over the CEO’s address will fade quickly.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The story of Elvis’ rise and fall hasn’t faded from the public imagination, proving irresistible to filmmakers like Sofia Coppola and Baz Luhrmann.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Disappear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappear. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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