as in faded
to cease to be visible
the stranger disappeared into the mists, never to be seen again
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Recent Examples of disappeared
Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
On September 7, dog owner Brittany U'Wren was devastated to learn that her rescue Shitzu mix, named Lexi, had escaped through the garage and disappeared from her home in Lexington, Kentucky.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The tasks involved in its original form largely disappeared.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Authorities in Egypt are on the hunt for a 3,000-year-old gold bracelet, once owned by a pharaoh, which has disappeared from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
The King disappeared into a 137-foot-deep grave.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Authorities served him with a reinstatement of deport order, but he was released three months later under the Alternatives to Detention program and disappeared.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
After his retirement George Austen enjoyed an income of up to £600 per annum from his clerical livings and an annuity (Letters, 29); all this disappeared with his death.
—Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
That lead disappeared in the sixth, when right-hander José Fermin gave up a two-run homer to Byron Buxton.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
In addition, models with a 90Hz mini LED touch display appeared and then disappeared from Dell's site during our review period.
—Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
On September 7, dog owner Brittany U'Wren was devastated to learn that her rescue Shitzu mix, named Lexi, had escaped through the garage and disappeared from her home in Lexington, Kentucky.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The tasks involved in its original form largely disappeared.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Authorities in Egypt are on the hunt for a 3,000-year-old gold bracelet, once owned by a pharaoh, which has disappeared from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
The King disappeared into a 137-foot-deep grave.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Authorities served him with a reinstatement of deport order, but he was released three months later under the Alternatives to Detention program and disappeared.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
After his retirement George Austen enjoyed an income of up to £600 per annum from his clerical livings and an annuity (Letters, 29); all this disappeared with his death.
—Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
That lead disappeared in the sixth, when right-hander José Fermin gave up a two-run homer to Byron Buxton.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappeared
Verb
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The piece, decorated with spherical lapis lazuli beads, vanished from a safe in a conservation laboratory on September 9.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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But that goodwill appeared to have vanished by Wednesday.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This was when Earth’s oceans witnessed an oceanic anoxic event, where vast areas became severely depleted of dissolved oxygen.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But those glasses never really took off and eventually faded away.—
Cortney Harding,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The study found that entering the workforce during a recession was associated with a roughly 10% reduction in wages in the first year of employment, an effect that mostly faded after seven years after graduation.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Disappeared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappeared. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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