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Recent Examples of disappearance
For the first time in 25 years, Jonnie Carter woke up on March 4 – the anniversary of her daughter Bethany Markowski’s disappearance – feeling angry.
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Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Last year, the FBI offered a $10,000 reward for information about McGee’s disappearance.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
Nearly two months after her mom's disappearance, with little signs of resolution being reported to the public, Savannah Guthrie is being buoyed by her faith.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Those cases had gone cold after years of investigation, but in 2022 a joint law enforcement review focused on a Chevrolet Avalanche registered to Heuermann, which was flagged during Costello’s disappearance from a witness’ tip.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
After her mother's disappearance, Guthrie took leave from the show, visiting her colleagues on set in March.
—Ethan Beck The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2026
An Arizona sheriff’s deputy is accused of kidnapping a woman while on duty and was fired from the department investigating Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, authorities said.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2026
The reward for information about Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance is up to $1 million.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Mar. 2026
The investigation into the disappearance of Guthrie's mother, Nancy Guthrie, is still continuing.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Last year, the FBI offered a $10,000 reward for information about McGee’s disappearance.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
Nearly two months after her mom's disappearance, with little signs of resolution being reported to the public, Savannah Guthrie is being buoyed by her faith.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Those cases had gone cold after years of investigation, but in 2022 a joint law enforcement review focused on a Chevrolet Avalanche registered to Heuermann, which was flagged during Costello’s disappearance from a witness’ tip.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
After her mother's disappearance, Guthrie took leave from the show, visiting her colleagues on set in March.
—Ethan Beck The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2026
An Arizona sheriff’s deputy is accused of kidnapping a woman while on duty and was fired from the department investigating Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, authorities said.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2026
The reward for information about Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance is up to $1 million.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Mar. 2026
The investigation into the disappearance of Guthrie's mother, Nancy Guthrie, is still continuing.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappearance
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That’s high praise from one who has coached four Hall of Famers and several more who are destined to be so, but this team broke an eight-year championship drought last season and, despite the loss of superstar Paige Bueckers, didn’t skip a beat this year.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2026
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But the four losses to egregious tankers were inexcusable.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Seattle Seahawks face a big transition at running back this year with the departure of Kenneth Walker III in free agency, and head coach Mike Macdonald opened up on where the team stands.—
Matthew Davis,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Those rates apply to bags checked more than 24 hours before departure.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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That's when small amounts of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen are continuously added to tanks in order to counteract natural evaporation.—
Miles Doran,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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But Newman had a hunch that when soil dries up, the antibiotics bacteria use to wage war might become more potent, simply because of evaporation.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
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Travel at some of the region’s largest airports was sharply curtailed with more than 5,000 flights — arriving and departing — were canceled Monday from Ronald Reagan Washington International Airport in Arlington, VA, north to Boston’s Logan International Airport.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
23 Feb. 2026
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This offseason will bring plenty of change with 33 seniors, including Daniels, departing.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
28 Nov. 2025
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One of the first to mourn Browne’s passing was Craig Hella Johnson, founder and artistic director of Conspirare, the Grammy-winning professional choral ensemble.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
31 Mar. 2026
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Miles did her best to keep TCU in the game in the second half, hitting 3s and setting up her teammates with creative passing while Johnson went scoreless in the third quarter.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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Alcala added that burritos were modified in the American melting pot in a similar way to sushi and pizza.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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The combination is not only a melting pot of a roster, but a change in recruiting philosophy.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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Sontag claimed to have forgotten about him, but his vanishing is better explained on writerly grounds.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Until Earhart disappeared on a round-the-world flight in 1937, New York judge Joseph Crater was the most renowned vanishing act.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Disappearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappearance. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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