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Recent Examples of disappear Star witness became uncooperative Chief Assistant State Attorney Joseph Mansfield told the Herald this week that the second-degree murder case was getting increasingly difficult because one of prosecutors’ star witnesses became uncooperative and the other disappeared. David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 July 2025 Hernandez was a clerk at a store in Patz's neighborhood, and became a suspect decades after the first-grader disappeared, in 2012. Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 22 July 2025 The child disappeared in June of that year but wasn’t reported missing until July when Caylee’s grandmother learned that Anthony hadn’t seen her daughter in a month. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 12 July 2025 Julie had disappeared from the stage and left a single high heel. David Wysong, The Enquirer, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for disappear
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Verb
  • Rogers, a 35-year-old mother of five, vanished overnight on July 3, 2015, when she was last seen by her boyfriend, Houck, at his family farm, PEOPLE previously reported.
    Nicole Acosta, People.com, 15 July 2025
  • All that tax complexity isn't going to vanish. O’Saben, of the National Association of Tax Professionals, said he's frustrated by how the senior bonus deduction is being marketed.
    Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • The celestial trio will remain close to each other throughout the night, with Saturn and Neptune eventually fading from sight in the southern sky when the sun rises on July 16.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 15 July 2025
  • The brand recommends avoiding dabbing or blotting after applying the spray, as this can cause the fragrance to break down and fade.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 15 July 2025

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“Disappear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappear. Accessed 27 Jul. 2025.

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