as in vanishes
to cease to be visible
the stranger disappeared into the mists, never to be seen again
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Recent Examples of disappears
The plant goes dormant and foliage disappears by late spring to summer.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 Feb. 2026
Once everyone figures it out, the advantage disappears.
—Matt Shumer, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
In space, that force disappears.
—Rachael Seidler, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2026
Those moments where the outside world disappears, replaced by music, motion and energy, are embedded in every layer of the track.
—Malana Vantyler, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
The human cost disappears behind odds and returns.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
When competition disappears, a monopoly forms and innovation grinds to a halt.
—Terry Lierman, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2026
While his early films were about becoming human again, about using the fiction of cinema to make someone more real, his recent work has tacked in the opposite direction—intensifying alienation to such an extent that the human disappears.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
The middle class of cinema disappears.
—Joseph M. Singer, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 Feb. 2026
Once everyone figures it out, the advantage disappears.
—Matt Shumer, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
In space, that force disappears.
—Rachael Seidler, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2026
Those moments where the outside world disappears, replaced by music, motion and energy, are embedded in every layer of the track.
—Malana Vantyler, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
The human cost disappears behind odds and returns.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
When competition disappears, a monopoly forms and innovation grinds to a halt.
—Terry Lierman, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2026
While his early films were about becoming human again, about using the fiction of cinema to make someone more real, his recent work has tacked in the opposite direction—intensifying alienation to such an extent that the human disappears.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
The middle class of cinema disappears.
—Joseph M. Singer, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappears
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When Claire and Frank retreat to Inverness on holiday following the end of WWII, Frank spies the spectre of a Highlander staring up into Claire's window that abruptly vanishes.—
Amy Wilkinson,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Feb. 2026
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Remove the gap, and the premium vanishes.—
Joseph M. Singer,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2026
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Finally, the nebula fades away and only a white dwarf is left behind.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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City of London skyline with 20 Fenchurch Street, affectionately nicknamed the Walkie Talkie as light fades at dusk on 27th November 2025 in London, United Kingdom.—
Hugh Leask,Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Disappears.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappears. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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