reappearance

noun

re·​ap·​pear·​ance (ˌ)rē-ə-ˈpir-ən(t)s How to pronounce reappearance (audio)
plural reappearances
: a second or renewed appearance : the act or an instance of reappearing
Full House and The X-Files, which are just two of the old shows making a reappearance on our small screens …Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon
His speech was a welcome reappearance of the leader who sold himself as a compassionate conservative when he first ran for president …Peggy Fikac

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Another discontinued drink will be making its reappearance this spring, and fans have been waiting years for its return. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2025 Founder Jack Ma, once politically sidelined, made his latest public reappearance on Feb. 17 — with a front-row seat at a rare meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping held with entrepreneurs , including DeepSeek’s Liang Wenfeng. Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2025 Following extensive restoration efforts and a restitution settlement with Klein’s heirs, the artwork is now making its reappearance in public. Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025 Indigenous American tribes have also dubbed the March full moon the Eagle Moon, the Goose Moon, or the Crow Comes Back Moon, heralding the reappearance of these animals in the Spring. Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reappearance

Word History

First Known Use

1618, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of reappearance was in 1618

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“Reappearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reappearance. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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