as in to appear
to appear again after not being seen, felt, etc., for a period of time
We watched the fireflies in the field vanish and then reappear. Call the doctor if the symptoms reappear.
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Recent Examples of reappear
For instance, the nature of the ghost was very different in Morrison’s plan for the books—Beloved was to be a wise-cracking haint who ages slower than humans and was meant to reappear in the second two novels set in later periods.
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Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
The websites behind the fake products — typically based overseas — frequently disappear and reappear under new names, rendering individual reports and lawsuits ineffective.
—John Whyte, STAT, 17 Feb. 2026
These items could reappear later on.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2026
Where the signals are bent by the effect of Jupiter's upper atmosphere, or cut out completely by the bulk of the planet only to reappear on the opposite limb, tells us how large Jupiter must be.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
The websites behind the fake products — typically based overseas — frequently disappear and reappear under new names, rendering individual reports and lawsuits ineffective.
—John Whyte, STAT, 17 Feb. 2026
These items could reappear later on.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2026
Where the signals are bent by the effect of Jupiter's upper atmosphere, or cut out completely by the bulk of the planet only to reappear on the opposite limb, tells us how large Jupiter must be.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for reappear
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reappear
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Other images appeared to show Kim Ju Ae, wearing a leather jacket, observing through binoculars as her father took a shot, and helping present the rifles to others at the event.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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However, Anthropic appears financially stable enough to walk away from the $200 million government contract.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Feb. 2026
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BrokerCheck will show you a broker’s employment history, licensing information, and any regulatory actions, arbitrations, or customer complaints.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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Among thousands of documents made public, some photos showed him on a private plane, including one with a woman, whose face is redacted, seated alongside him with her arm around him.—
STEVEN SLOAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Reappear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reappear. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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