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as in faded
to cease to be visible
the stranger disappeared into the mists, never to be seen again
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Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
Megafauna seem to have disappeared around the end of the Pleistocene, after humans’ Asia-to-America migration.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
Thousands walk out of Syrian prisons as families search desperately for the disappeared.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Under a brutal dictatorship, thousands of people have disappeared into Sednaya prison in Damascus.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
Also, toward the end of the game, textures disappeared from my weapon and item wheels, leaving me to discern between the fire extinguisher and medical packs based solely on silhouettes.
—Mitch Wallace, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Half of the nation’s wetlands have disappeared since the 1780s, and urban development and agriculture in Illinois have destroyed as much as 90% of its original marshy, swampy land.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, streams of refugees crossed back into Syria from neighboring countries, hoping for a more peaceful future and looking for friends and relatives who disappeared during Assad’s brutal rule.
—Sarah El Deeb, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
The conviction about DeVito disappeared after one start.
—Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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The plot to get away with the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was not only laid with care and intelligence, but also could well have succeeded as the shooter disappeared into New York’s holiday crowds and Central Park, law enforcement experts say.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
Megafauna seem to have disappeared around the end of the Pleistocene, after humans’ Asia-to-America migration.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
Thousands walk out of Syrian prisons as families search desperately for the disappeared.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Under a brutal dictatorship, thousands of people have disappeared into Sednaya prison in Damascus.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
Also, toward the end of the game, textures disappeared from my weapon and item wheels, leaving me to discern between the fire extinguisher and medical packs based solely on silhouettes.
—Mitch Wallace, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Half of the nation’s wetlands have disappeared since the 1780s, and urban development and agriculture in Illinois have destroyed as much as 90% of its original marshy, swampy land.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, streams of refugees crossed back into Syria from neighboring countries, hoping for a more peaceful future and looking for friends and relatives who disappeared during Assad’s brutal rule.
—Sarah El Deeb, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
The conviction about DeVito disappeared after one start.
—Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Disappeared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappeared. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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