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
Fragmentation is not disappearing anytime soon, and the shift from multilateralism to minilateralism reflects a new reality.
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Vaishali Nigam Sinha, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
These giant bears hunt, mate and spend their days hanging out on Arctic sea ice, which is rapidly disappearing as the climate warms.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026
Sales of EVs rose sharply in the summer of 2025 as consumers tried to take advantage of a disappearing consumer tax credit, and then dropped when the tax credit expired at the end of September.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 28 Jan. 2026
Maternity units are disappearing.
—Jesus Ruiz, STAT, 27 Jan. 2026
Best Things to Do Wonder Gardens While Old Florida roadside attractions are disappearing due to rampant development and age, Wonder Gardens still stands.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2026
For decades Shtok was known as the great disappearing act of Yiddish literature—a modernist story writer who blazed bright in the 1920s before vanishing from the literary scene and, it was assumed, dying young.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
The report finds that rivers are running dry, lakes and wetlands are disappearing and groundwater is being pumped faster than it can be replenished — putting billions of people and much of global food production at risk.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
But since the explosion of the PC (and then the internet, the Cloud, social media, and so on), most professions have undergone a digital rebrand—instead of disappearing altogether.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
Vaishali Nigam Sinha, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
These giant bears hunt, mate and spend their days hanging out on Arctic sea ice, which is rapidly disappearing as the climate warms.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026
Sales of EVs rose sharply in the summer of 2025 as consumers tried to take advantage of a disappearing consumer tax credit, and then dropped when the tax credit expired at the end of September.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 28 Jan. 2026
Maternity units are disappearing.
—Jesus Ruiz, STAT, 27 Jan. 2026
Best Things to Do Wonder Gardens While Old Florida roadside attractions are disappearing due to rampant development and age, Wonder Gardens still stands.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2026
For decades Shtok was known as the great disappearing act of Yiddish literature—a modernist story writer who blazed bright in the 1920s before vanishing from the literary scene and, it was assumed, dying young.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
The report finds that rivers are running dry, lakes and wetlands are disappearing and groundwater is being pumped faster than it can be replenished — putting billions of people and much of global food production at risk.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
But since the explosion of the PC (and then the internet, the Cloud, social media, and so on), most professions have undergone a digital rebrand—instead of disappearing altogether.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappearing
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Forced into 'impossible decisions' Sheila Brassel, a research director at Catalyst, said women's workforce participation has begun to lag because flexibility in the workplace is vanishing.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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Miami-Dade County commissioners cleared the way Thursday for a heavy-equipment dealer to build a sprawling new headquarters outside the county’s Urban Development Boundary, which was put in place decades ago to protect vanishing wetlands and farms.—
Jenny Staletovich,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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Data Privacy Week is one of those calendar moments that risks fading into the background.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The oil’s powerhouse formula has a number of benefits, including brightening skin and fading age spots.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
26 Jan. 2026
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Salt dries into white rings, while melting snow can cause uneven water stains that stiffen leather, dull suede, and discolor fabric.—
Katie Cloyd,
Martha Stewart,
6 Jan. 2026
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The mountain snowpack functions as nature’s water bank, gradually melting to feed rivers and reservoirs through the dry months.—
Chaewon Chung
Updated January 6,
Sacbee.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Disappearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappearing. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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