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
The same message came Wednesday after another offensive disappearing act.
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
The sheriff's office told ABC News investigation is made more difficult by the fact that Black Rock City is a temporary city that is disappearing Monday, now that attendees have left, so officials have to work before evidence disappears.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
This character development does not really land, however, and Mersault becomes increasingly hazy, disappearing into a cloud of abstraction in the third act.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
Some of the most common starter jobs, like coding, are already disappearing.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
This led to Jeremiah disappearing on their wedding morning, and Taylor (Rain Spencer) telling Belly not to marry him.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
On top of that, entry-level jobs are disappearing, partly due to the introduction of AI, and partly due to the headwinds faced by the tech and other sectors over the past few years.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Daylight will soon start disappearing remarkably fast.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
Glaciers across High Mountain Asia are disappearing at an alarming rate, with more than 22 gigatons of ice vanishing each year, which is roughly equal to the volume of nine million Olympic-sized swimming pools.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
The sheriff's office told ABC News investigation is made more difficult by the fact that Black Rock City is a temporary city that is disappearing Monday, now that attendees have left, so officials have to work before evidence disappears.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
This character development does not really land, however, and Mersault becomes increasingly hazy, disappearing into a cloud of abstraction in the third act.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
Some of the most common starter jobs, like coding, are already disappearing.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
This led to Jeremiah disappearing on their wedding morning, and Taylor (Rain Spencer) telling Belly not to marry him.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
On top of that, entry-level jobs are disappearing, partly due to the introduction of AI, and partly due to the headwinds faced by the tech and other sectors over the past few years.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Daylight will soon start disappearing remarkably fast.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
Glaciers across High Mountain Asia are disappearing at an alarming rate, with more than 22 gigatons of ice vanishing each year, which is roughly equal to the volume of nine million Olympic-sized swimming pools.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappearing
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Revered and feared in equal measure, the Barbary lion was immortalized in North African folklore as a symbol of power, majesty, and a rapidly vanishing wilderness.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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What follows is a crusade of detours, espionage and a paranoid struggle to preserve a vanishing world — and the only home he’s ever known.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
31 Aug. 2025
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But the data shows the dream is fading.—
Frank Holmes,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Now go claim the best Labor Day clothing sales before they—and summer itself—set like the fading sun.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Glamour,
1 Sep. 2025
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Snow that makes it to the ground is melting earlier and at a faster pace, reducing meaningful runoff.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Station at 3,400 meters above sea level Glaciers everywhere, including those in the Alps and Andes, are melting at a worrisome speed due to climate change.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Disappearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappearing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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