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
In my novel-in-stories, Sex of the Midwest, the same characters reappear over and over again, sometimes doing nothing more than walking by in a crowded bar.
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Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
OpenAI patched it in early August after being notified, but experts warn that similar flaws could reappear as artificial intelligence (AI) integrations expand across popular platforms like Gmail, Dropbox and SharePoint.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
The bill also requires the notification to reappear at least every three hours during ongoing interaction.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
When the wave arrives in shallow waters once again, the wave behavior would reappear, potentially leading to crashing, large-amplitude waves on shore.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
OpenAI patched it in early August after being notified, but experts warn that similar flaws could reappear as artificial intelligence (AI) integrations expand across popular platforms like Gmail, Dropbox and SharePoint.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
The bill also requires the notification to reappear at least every three hours during ongoing interaction.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
When the wave arrives in shallow waters once again, the wave behavior would reappear, potentially leading to crashing, large-amplitude waves on shore.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reappear
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Members of the committee from both political parties criticized Underly for choosing to accept an alumni award at Indiana University instead of appearing before the committee Thursday to answer questions about student safety for the public that have arisen because of the Capital Times reporting.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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But for consumers, higher wages on paper do not appear to have eased the sting of rising prices, according to several recent surveys.—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
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SACs produced from plastic waste showed excellent performance in breaking down diverse micropollutants in water and in boosting clean-energy technologies such as batteries and fuel cells.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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Records show Wauwatosa police gave Lauren Spors a ride to South 27th Street and West Ramsey Avenue, a few blocks from her mother’s house, and dropped her off.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Reappear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reappear. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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