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
The actress is one of the only Bond girls to reappear in the franchise as a different character, doing so nearly a decade later in Octopussy.
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Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
When the current owners acquired the building, things started going missing around the restaurant, only to reappear in mysterious places.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 19 Jan. 2026
All of those efforts, except for the final two, also carve out space on at least one other roster – if not several at the same time – and five of those albums even manage to reappear on one ranking or another.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Storrie and Williams will probably take a break from primetime interviews, only to reappear on Hot Ones and SubwayTakes around Thanksgiving, if an early 2027 Heated Rivalry return date is to be believed.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
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Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
When the current owners acquired the building, things started going missing around the restaurant, only to reappear in mysterious places.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 19 Jan. 2026
All of those efforts, except for the final two, also carve out space on at least one other roster – if not several at the same time – and five of those albums even manage to reappear on one ranking or another.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Storrie and Williams will probably take a break from primetime interviews, only to reappear on Hot Ones and SubwayTakes around Thanksgiving, if an early 2027 Heated Rivalry return date is to be believed.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
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In one email sent to Epstein in 2010, a person whose name is redacted included a photo appearing to show Sweden’s Princess Sofia, then-Sofia Kristina Hellqvist, on a trip to Africa.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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These Olympics appear to be the most disconnected ever.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Heartfield’s 1934 image, used on the front cover of the left-wing Workers’ Illustrated Magazine (Arbeiter-Illustrierte-Zeitung) shows Joseph Goebbels, chief Nazi propagandist, as Hitler’s barber.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Citi noted that market positioning continues to reflect supply concerns, with oil for near-term delivery trading at a premium to later months, and skewed call option pricing showing that traders are still paying up for protection against higher prices.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Reappear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reappear. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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