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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Mistake or divine intervention, those three seconds, before the second guitar reappears, proves that time is purely subjective. Mike Postalakis, SPIN, 9 Dec. 2024 The warnings are expected to reappear throughout December until January, when the NWS expects an extremely wet month in California. Theo Burman, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024 But a year later, the cancer reappeared in the spot where her kidney had been removed, Weiner told the family. J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024 The moment where Sam reappears in Helen’s life, killing an assassin and leaving blood all over her face is quite striking. K.j. Yossman, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024 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 17 Dec. 2024.

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