reappear

verb

re·​ap·​pear (ˌ)rē-ə-ˈpir How to pronounce reappear (audio)
reappeared; reappearing; reappears

intransitive verb

: to come back into view or show up for a second or subsequent time : to appear again
Darting down the corridor …, she reappeared moments later carrying glasses in filigreed silver holders …David A. Andelman
By year's end the insects have gone, only to reappear briefly in May.A. R. Williams

Examples of reappear in a Sentence

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The majority of the original cast reappears, and besides them, Dern and Naomi Watts—two of Lynch’s other great heroines—are folded into the story. K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025 Some of the pages on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention website that went offline last week have since reappeared. Pien Huang, NPR, 6 Feb. 2025 Around that time, Tamasese says, Kennedy reappeared. Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2025 These Frozen Yogurt Bars Taste Just Like Dairy Queen Returning Red Velvet Items The Red Velvet Cake Blizzard Treat and the Red Velvet Blizzard Cupid Cake will reappear for a limited time this season. Sydney Wingfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for reappear 

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reappear was in 1611

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“Reappear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reappear. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.

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