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Recent Examples of disappearance
Denise’s disappearance shocked their family and their small hometown.
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Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 26 Apr. 2026
Kogut was asked about Kelly's disappearance.
—Mary Murphy, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
The towel-wearing suspect who barricaded himself inside a home amid an intense SWAT standoff following the disappearance of two University of South Florida doctoral students was charged Saturday with two counts of murder.
—Robert McGreevy , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Anyone with information regarding her disappearance is asked to contact the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
—Holly Ramer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office took the initial report about Limon’s disappearance.
—Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
His firm twice praised the 2021 affidavit option in early court pleadings but made no mention in hearings of its disappearance from the new plan.
—Craig R. McCoy, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Derrick Callella, a Los Angeles-area man, was arrested four days after the disappearance for texting the Guthrie family about Bitcoin.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Apr. 2026
Pranto said Bristy’s family last spoke with her on the day of her disappearance.
—Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 26 Apr. 2026
Kogut was asked about Kelly's disappearance.
—Mary Murphy, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
The towel-wearing suspect who barricaded himself inside a home amid an intense SWAT standoff following the disappearance of two University of South Florida doctoral students was charged Saturday with two counts of murder.
—Robert McGreevy , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Anyone with information regarding her disappearance is asked to contact the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
—Holly Ramer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office took the initial report about Limon’s disappearance.
—Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
His firm twice praised the 2021 affidavit option in early court pleadings but made no mention in hearings of its disappearance from the new plan.
—Craig R. McCoy, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Derrick Callella, a Los Angeles-area man, was arrested four days after the disappearance for texting the Guthrie family about Bitcoin.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Apr. 2026
Pranto said Bristy’s family last spoke with her on the day of her disappearance.
—Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappearance
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In corresponding moves, left-hander Charlie Barnes and right-hander Yacksel Ríos were called up from Triple-A Iowa and right-hander Vince Velasquez, who threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings in Saturday’s loss, was designated for assignment to open a 40-man spot for Ríos.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Saturday’s defeat at home to Tottenham Hotspur was markedly less depressing than the losses in the previous two games.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The 38-year-old was hired as the club’s new under-21s coach from Southampton’s academy last summer and then promoted to Rosenior’s backroom staff after impressing in a two-game spell at the helm following Enzo Maresca’s departure in January.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
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When covered by a layer of mulch, soaker hoses lose very little water to evaporation.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2026
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With less evaporation, more water gets down to the roots.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
28 Apr. 2026
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This evocative tale explores the uncertainty of leaving home, even if departing means rejoining a cherished relationship.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 Apr. 2026
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Travel at some of the region’s largest airports was sharply curtailed with more than 5,000 flights — arriving and departing — were canceled Monday from Ronald Reagan Washington International Airport in Arlington, VA, north to Boston’s Logan International Airport.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
23 Feb. 2026
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Pavia was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Year and won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm for best upperclassman quarterback after throwing for 3,539 passing yards and 29 touchdowns, both of which are single-season school records, to give the Commodores their first-ever 10-win season.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Within 20 minutes of the storm passing, help became available, said Austin Nickman.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Apr. 2026
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That number accounts for some melting.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Apr. 2026
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The first component is the melting tank, where lead ingots are loaded and liquefied.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Apr. 2026
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Sontag claimed to have forgotten about him, but his vanishing is better explained on writerly grounds.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Until Earhart disappeared on a round-the-world flight in 1937, New York judge Joseph Crater was the most renowned vanishing act.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Disappearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappearance. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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