disappearing

verb

present participle of disappear
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 Strawberry and peach blondes add an unexpected wash of warmth, mushroom blonde brings a smoky, cooler edge, and icy shades aren’t disappearing entirely. — Kat Suico, InStyle, 2 Sep. 2026 Aries March 21 – April 19 A practical look at your schedule could reveal where your money has been disappearing. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 2 Sep. 2026 Designed by Australian magician and magic consultant Adam Mada, the illusions use a fade box where contestants can be seen disappearing and reappearing on the studio monitors in real time. — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 Auto industry analysts have already declared the death of the sub-$20,000 car in the United States as new car prices continue to rise, and cars that cost less than $30,000 are also disappearing fast. — Keith Laing, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 Today, those boundaries are disappearing, creating both opportunities and challenges for systems integrators. — Dirk Naylor, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 The result has captivated critics and audiences — and affirmed that the film deserved to see the light of day, after coming very close to disappearing into oblivion. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026 But those savings are shrinking — in some cases disappearing altogether — and deals can be harder to find, according to travel companies and experts. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 Some schools are disappearing or joining forces with other institutions. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappearing
  1. vanishing
  2. fading
  3. melting
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  • The research makes a compelling case that in the age of AI, the once-bright line between data and executable code is vanishing.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The Tennessee singer-songwriter, actor, and philanthropist hailed from a vanishing class, a 20th-century monocultural phenomenon who attained a household-name status that never lost its luster.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of vanishing
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  • The historic watchmaker, which clocked nearly two centuries in the industry before fading into obscurity in the early 1990s, has officially relaunched with the help of Breitling.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The possibility of finding survivors ​elsewhere ⁠was fading, authorities said, but there was no letup in rescue operations as teams scoured the mountainside along the border with China where floods tore through towns and valleys.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of fading
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  • The bearded seal is just one of the many polar species whose future is closely tied to rising temperatures and melting ice.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • What is clear is that Earth’s glaciers are melting faster as a result of warming and that melting is destabilizing these glaciers—and the mountains that buttress them.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of melting

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“Disappearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappearing. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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