as in vanishing
to cease to be visible
the stranger disappeared into the mists, never to be seen again
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Recent Examples of disappearing
What has brought these species back while others are disappearing?
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Tom Langen, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
Younger Americans are worried that Social Security is disappearing.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
No detail was overlooked, with two thin braids even dangling down and disappearing into the singers’ low-rise burgundy pants, like jack cables.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Routine tasks are disappearing, specialized roles are emerging and AI literacy is now essential for everyone.
—Richard Ricks, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The footage captures multiple moments of the feline appearing and reappearing over several hours, walking with purpose before disappearing off-screen and eventually returning.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
But what’s worrying about their presence disappearing faster at large public companies is the fact that early career pipelines are being completely disrupted.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
While some critics have praised Sweeney for disappearing into the role of the professional boxer, others say that’s all the movie has going for it.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
The same message came Wednesday after another offensive disappearing act.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Tom Langen, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
Younger Americans are worried that Social Security is disappearing.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
No detail was overlooked, with two thin braids even dangling down and disappearing into the singers’ low-rise burgundy pants, like jack cables.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Routine tasks are disappearing, specialized roles are emerging and AI literacy is now essential for everyone.
—Richard Ricks, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The footage captures multiple moments of the feline appearing and reappearing over several hours, walking with purpose before disappearing off-screen and eventually returning.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
But what’s worrying about their presence disappearing faster at large public companies is the fact that early career pipelines are being completely disrupted.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
While some critics have praised Sweeney for disappearing into the role of the professional boxer, others say that’s all the movie has going for it.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
The same message came Wednesday after another offensive disappearing act.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappearing
Verb
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Revered and feared in equal measure, the Barbary lion was immortalized in North African folklore as a symbol of power, majesty, and a rapidly vanishing wilderness.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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What follows is a crusade of detours, espionage and a paranoid struggle to preserve a vanishing world — and the only home he’s ever known.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This revealed that, even as the X-ray emissions of 4U 1630-472 were fading, the system was still ejecting material at an incredible 20 million mph (32 million kph) — about 3% the speed of light, and 15,000 times faster than the top speed of an F-16 jet fighter!—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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All of these weaknesses are either gone or fading fast.—
Michael Foster,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Slowly, like melting wax, his eyes slide down me, carefully taking me in from head to toe in my revealing uniform.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Conventional optical fibers are made by melting and stretching solid glass into thin strands.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Disappearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappearing. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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