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
Mars begins to reappear in the third week of March, rising before sunrise among the faint stars of Aquarius.
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2026
Even after removals, your data can reappear months later.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
Just like the incident a week prior, DC airport controllers were watching unknown targets dip, stop, vanish and reappear on radar screens for hours across a 100-mile sweep.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
There is a plan, for example, for Stugotz to reappear on the Le Batard Show for nine shows in January.
—Miami Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2026
Even after removals, your data can reappear months later.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
Just like the incident a week prior, DC airport controllers were watching unknown targets dip, stop, vanish and reappear on radar screens for hours across a 100-mile sweep.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
There is a plan, for example, for Stugotz to reappear on the Le Batard Show for nine shows in January.
—Miami Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reappear
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reappear
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These encounters appear to act like a refueling system, delivering fresh gas that can keep the black hole quietly active for long periods.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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The video also appeared to depict the officers did not take immediate steps to ensure that Good received emergency medical care after the shooting took place.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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To compound the surreal mood, Petro’s office issued a meme that showed a bald eagle snuggling up to a jaguar.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
15 Jan. 2026
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These stories show how contemporary Greeks came to understand and embed Phoenicians, their culture and practices into their mythology.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Reappear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reappear. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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