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

Examples of reappearance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Palmer navigates these cases while managing a budding romance with museum curator Rosa, played by Coupling star Sarah Alexander and the sudden reappearance of his charismatic father, Ron, played by Gavin & Stacey’s Larry Lamb, who just happens to be one of Britain’s most notorious forgers. Peter White, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2024 The social base of the New Deal coalition and its European counterparts is gone, but the reappearance of extreme wealth concentrated in the top one percent has created the potential for new coalitions. Ronald Inglehart, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2018 Health experts attribute the reappearance of the disease to the falling rate of children getting measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccinations. Isabel Funk, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2024 Her unexplained reappearance attracts the attention of Wolf Jackson (Willem Dafoe), the toughest cop formerly alive. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reappearance 

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Word History

First Known Use

1618, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 6 Oct. 2024.

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