disappearing

present participle of disappear

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of disappearing Africa’s forests are gradually disappearing due to mine development, a new study suggests. Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 15 July 2026 The relationship among those numbers tells us whether workers are finding jobs or simply disappearing from the denominator. Katica Roy, Fortune, 14 July 2026 The size of the 2027 festival remains uncertain, but Peterson said the celebration itself is not in danger of disappearing. Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026 Perhaps health equity was always meant to evolve in the same way—not disappearing, but becoming inseparable from excellent healthcare itself. Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026 When titles started disappearing from their digital collections, however, those dusty stacks reemerged as both a critical contingency plan and material proof that the media business was changing. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 July 2026 The family of an 18-year-old Mississippi college student found dead after disappearing during a Fourth of July outing is calling for a more extensive investigation, raising questions about the circumstances surrounding his death. Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 10 July 2026 The result was a tortilla that complemented fillings without disappearing beneath them. Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 July 2026 Define the market too narrowly, and regulators risk protecting a version of British television that is already disappearing. Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappearing
Verb
  • This vanishing act is due largely to the thousands of walleye seeking out cool water refuges in the lake, which can shift depending on the weather, experts say.
    Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026
  • The feminist sites have largely shut down, and physical media is vanishing; many of the magazines that Jezebel targeted—Redbook, InStyle, Marie Claire, Glamour, Self—have ceased printing or gone entirely defunct.
    Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026
Verb
  • Bullish risk reversal In an attempt to capitalize on the historically expensive downside SPCX options and position for a violent snap-back, this risk reversal seeks to finance upside exposure by fading the put skew.
    Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 17 July 2026
  • Designed to resist fading from chlorine and sunscreen, the material will stay intact for many summers to come.
    Alexandra Malmed, InStyle, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • The topping, a mixture of heavy cream and mascarpone, is light and creamy without melting as easily in the summer heat.
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
  • When a large body hits, some of the impact energy goes into vaporizing or melting rock right at the impact site.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 5 July 2026

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“Disappearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappearing. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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