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
When Jennifer Kesse disappeared in 2006, her father spoke to reporters in Orlando and from national TV stations, hoping the 24-year-old would hear his message and stay strong until help arrived.
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Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
Four children riding it in Paris suddenly disappeared.
—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
These rights do not disappear when someone is lawfully armed, and they must be respected and protected at all times.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
In industry after industry, consumers are paying more because competition has quietly disappeared.
—J.d. Hayworth, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
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Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
Four children riding it in Paris suddenly disappeared.
—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
These rights do not disappear when someone is lawfully armed, and they must be respected and protected at all times.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
In industry after industry, consumers are paying more because competition has quietly disappeared.
—J.d. Hayworth, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappear
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Miami-Dade County commissioners cleared the way Thursday for a heavy-equipment dealer to build a sprawling new headquarters outside the county’s Urban Development Boundary, which was put in place decades ago to protect vanishing wetlands and farms.—
Jenny Staletovich,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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After 2022’s Grammy-winning Harry’s House and its attendant 22-month Love On Tour, Harry Styles all but vanished from public view, with only the occasional pap shot—strolling Rome’s cobblestones or cutting across Hampstead in an ever-expanding collection of sneakerinas—serving as proof of life.—
Daniel Rodgers,
Vogue,
24 Jan. 2026
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The notion of grief gradually fades into the backdrop, finally re-emerging in a manner that is, thanks to the film’s lumpy tonal mixture, more confusing than emotionally cleansing.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
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But even a full-bodied brass section and some formidable multi-part harmonies can’t stop the song from fading into a 18-track lineup of anemic lounge-funk flips with near-uniform tempos.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Disappear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappear. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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