as in to appear
to appear again after not being seen, felt, etc., for a period of time
We watched the fireflies in the field vanish and then reappear. Call the doctor if the symptoms reappear.
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Recent Examples of reappear
The proposal will reappear before the full Legislature in the future for a final decision.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
The idea of negotiating a contract, unheard of for years, has started to reappear.
—Jessica Lautz, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
And bad ideas also have a tendency to reappear each year.
—Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
About half of the vessels turn off radio identification systems that show their location before going through, and reappear on the other side in the Gulf of Oman.
—David McHugh, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
The idea of negotiating a contract, unheard of for years, has started to reappear.
—Jessica Lautz, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
And bad ideas also have a tendency to reappear each year.
—Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
About half of the vessels turn off radio identification systems that show their location before going through, and reappear on the other side in the Gulf of Oman.
—David McHugh, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reappear
Verb
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With the house emptied of living (and costumed) guests, its furnishings, in all their liveliness, appear only to mask an unnatural torpor.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Its gibbous disk appears small and featureless.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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Many fans came to show their support for the third-year forward, whom the Sky traded to the Dream on April 6 for two future first-round draft picks.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Game 5 showed two things at once.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Reappear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reappear. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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