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
Early one morning, Kim disappeared.
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Sadia Shepard, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
More than 200 years ago, bison roamed freely across Illinois, but as the industrial revolution reshaped the landscape, the bison disappeared.
—Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
The middle class virtually disappeared.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
Deals can appear—and disappear—any day of the week.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2026
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Sadia Shepard, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
More than 200 years ago, bison roamed freely across Illinois, but as the industrial revolution reshaped the landscape, the bison disappeared.
—Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
The middle class virtually disappeared.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
Deals can appear—and disappear—any day of the week.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for disappear
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappear
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At first glance, replacing tens or even hundreds of millions of vanishing federal Medicaid dollars each year is not an unsolvable problem in Connecticut.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
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Any early-season thoughts about the Blackhawks potentially struggling with attendance this season have vanished.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The California Association of Realtors also predicts that, as economic uncertainty fades and rates begin to decline more steadily, the housing market should improve throughout 2026.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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As human activity and food waste returned, those differences appeared to fade in later generations.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Disappear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappear. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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