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to cease to be visible
the stranger disappeared into the mists, never to be seen again
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Recent Examples of disappeared
Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
Austin police are searching for a third missing elderly man this week, as detectives warn that health concerns and incoming winter weather could increase the risk to those who have disappeared.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
The Indonesia Air Transport turboplane disappeared from radar during what should have been a two-hour flight from Yogyakarta to Makassar, according to the Associated Press (AP) and Antara, Indonesia’s national news agency.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
Black Hat went on, the industry evolved and the work never slowed—but that physical gathering disappeared from my calendar.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
For the first time in my life, since stepping away from my family, that anxiety has disappeared.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
The latter is an entirely new class of cosmic objects in the early universe that appear to have disappeared before the cosmos was around 2 billion years old.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Investor confidence has withered in the wake of a corruption scandal, as probes discovered that $2 billion in government funding for flood management projects had disappeared.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
Somewhere along the way, the dinner middle ground disappeared.
—Allyson Reedy, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
Verb
Our waiter brought a generous tray of olives and celery sticks to the table and then disappeared for a long while.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
Austin police are searching for a third missing elderly man this week, as detectives warn that health concerns and incoming winter weather could increase the risk to those who have disappeared.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
The Indonesia Air Transport turboplane disappeared from radar during what should have been a two-hour flight from Yogyakarta to Makassar, according to the Associated Press (AP) and Antara, Indonesia’s national news agency.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
Black Hat went on, the industry evolved and the work never slowed—but that physical gathering disappeared from my calendar.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
For the first time in my life, since stepping away from my family, that anxiety has disappeared.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
The latter is an entirely new class of cosmic objects in the early universe that appear to have disappeared before the cosmos was around 2 billion years old.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Investor confidence has withered in the wake of a corruption scandal, as probes discovered that $2 billion in government funding for flood management projects had disappeared.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
Somewhere along the way, the dinner middle ground disappeared.
—Allyson Reedy, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappeared
Verb
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Specialized districts, from meatpacking to printing, didn’t disappear because demand vanished.—
Parin Moradiya,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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Prices of basic goods like cooking oil and chicken dramatically spiked overnight, and some products vanished all together.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Heat decreases the amount of dissolved oxygen in water.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
22 Sep. 2025
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This was when Earth’s oceans witnessed an oceanic anoxic event, where vast areas became severely depleted of dissolved oxygen.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Oh, how quickly the solidarity of war had faded—the only good thing those bitter years had brought to light.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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But Jewish artist Nina Sanadze saw a chance to immortalize the bouquets, even as their petals faded and decomposed.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Disappeared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappeared. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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