reappear
verb
re·ap·pear
(ˌ)rē-ə-ˈpir 
reappeared; reappearing; reappears
: 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
David A. AndelmanBy year's end the insects have gone, only to reappear briefly in May.—A. R. Williams
A. R. WilliamsExamples of reappear in a Sentence
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The Mubaraz—sailing under a Liberian flag with cargo from Abu Dhabi—switched off its tracking responder while in the Strait about a month ago and reappeared off the southern tip of India.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Her images flicker, dissolve, and reappear as they are cast across architecture shaped by centuries of trade.
—Eana Kim, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
When top growth reappears in spring, treat the weed again.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 26 Apr. 2026
Instead of spending hours submitting individual opt-out forms, a data removal service sends removal requests to 420+ data brokers on your behalf-and keeps sending them when your data reappears.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
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Jim Edwards, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Her images flicker, dissolve, and reappear as they are cast across architecture shaped by centuries of trade.
—Eana Kim, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
When top growth reappears in spring, treat the weed again.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 26 Apr. 2026
Instead of spending hours submitting individual opt-out forms, a data removal service sends removal requests to 420+ data brokers on your behalf-and keeps sending them when your data reappears.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for reappear
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“Reappear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reappear. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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