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
But Wembanyama’s disappearing act continued in the first half of Game 2.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 June 2026
The 55-year-old disappeared the night of April 4, when her husband said the couple was making their way back to their yacht following dinner in the Abaco Islands.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
Although the countdown disappeared after only a few minutes, Swifties spent weeks dissecting screenshots and theorizing about a possible connection to the upcoming film.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 5 June 2026
The longtime captain admits the rivalries featured on the show haven’t disappeared either.
—Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 June 2026
The 55-year-old disappeared the night of April 4, when her husband said the couple was making their way back to their yacht following dinner in the Abaco Islands.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
Although the countdown disappeared after only a few minutes, Swifties spent weeks dissecting screenshots and theorizing about a possible connection to the upcoming film.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 5 June 2026
The longtime captain admits the rivalries featured on the show haven’t disappeared either.
—Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappear
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The immediacy of personal experience will vanish.—
Kevin Maurer,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2026
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Reeves noted Connecticut will become just the second state to commit state dollars this year to replace vanishing federal SNAP support.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2026
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Members of the organizations explained that the numerous legal and regulatory actions are not fading away once SpaceX goes public, but are likely to escalate and become bigger risks to investors, pension fund holders and other members of the financial community.—
Ashley Capoot,CJ Haddad,Samantha Subin,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
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Hackman plays a chess-loving private investigator tasked with finding the 16-year-old daughter (Melanie Griffith, in her film debut) of a fading actress.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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“Disappear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappear. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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