DISAPPEARING Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

disappearing

verb

present participle of disappear

as in vanishing

to cease to be visible the stranger disappeared into the mists, never to be seen again

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Recent Examples of disappearing But there’s a difference between empowering people to do their jobs and disappearing from leadership. — Laura Muirhead, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026 Car wrecks and other mishaps lead to people disappearing, only to be later found submerged underwater. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026 With Royce’s unexpected support and a community determined to keep her from disappearing beneath the weight of her responsibilities, Joy begins the difficult journey of reclaiming her identity. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026 Typical of indie filmmaking, there were years of false starts, with funding and casts periodically materializing and disappearing. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026 The story turns on the friction between faith and tradition, and on a way of life that is disappearing. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026 According to tracking site FlightRadar24, the plane, which bears the tail number N212ML, appears to have circled off the Bahamian coast before disappearing from radar. — Hanna Park, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026 Drive-in theaters, once an American institution, are disappearing. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2026 In the retail markets, merchants said customers are disappearing as purchasing power deteriorates. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

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But that sense of security is now one play away from vanishing.

— Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The research makes a compelling case that in the age of AI, the once-bright line between data and executable code is vanishing.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of vanishing

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Jacobs was playing hurt, Watson and Reed missed extended stretches with injuries, Van Ness was injured, Rashan Gary was fading and Nixon wasn’t the same player as in the season’s first half.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Evolving threats While some rules travelers have lived with for decades might be fading, the aviation sector is still dealing with changing threats.

— Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of fading

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Rancher Jay Fetcher said that with climate change, the snow is melting much earlier in the spring on his high-elevation pastures.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Opposition is melting in Asia and Europe amid improved reactor designs and desperation for more power.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2026

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