Disappearance
noun
The act or event of someone or something going missing or not being seen anymore.
The police are investigating the disappearance of a young boy from the local park.
Often appears as...
- mysterious disappearance
- sudden disappearance
noun
The process of fading away or becoming less noticeable over time.
The disappearance of the old traditions has saddened the elders in the community.
Often appears as...
- disappearance of culture
- disappearance of tradition
noun
The act or event of someone or something going missing or not being seen anymore.
The police are investigating the disappearance of a young boy from the local park.
Often appears as...
- mysterious disappearance
- sudden disappearance
noun
The process of fading away or becoming less noticeable over time.
The disappearance of the old traditions has saddened the elders in the community.
Often appears as...
- disappearance of culture
- disappearance of tradition
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Pro Tip 1/3Crime Associations
Disappearance is frequently associated with criminal activity, such as abductions or missing person cases.
The town was in shock after the disappearance of the local journalist.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
Using 'disappearance' can imply concern or tragedy, and often has emotional weight when referring to people.
Her sudden disappearance left her family in despair.
Pro Tip 3/3Mystery Element
The term may suggest an unsolved mystery or something unexplained, especially in fiction or news.
The disappearance of the ancient relics remains a puzzle.
Pro Tip 1/3Crime Associations
Disappearance is frequently associated with criminal activity, such as abductions or missing person cases.
The town was in shock after the disappearance of the local journalist.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
Using 'disappearance' can imply concern or tragedy, and often has emotional weight when referring to people.
Her sudden disappearance left her family in despair.
Pro Tip 3/3Mystery Element
The term may suggest an unsolved mystery or something unexplained, especially in fiction or news.
The disappearance of the ancient relics remains a puzzle.
Pro Tip 1/3Crime Associations
Disappearance is frequently associated with criminal activity, such as abductions or missing person cases.
The town was in shock after the disappearance of the local journalist.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
Using 'disappearance' can imply concern or tragedy, and often has emotional weight when referring to people.
Her sudden disappearance left her family in despair.
Pro Tip 3/3Mystery Element
The term may suggest an unsolved mystery or something unexplained, especially in fiction or news.
The disappearance of the ancient relics remains a puzzle.
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Laura Schulz: The...
The babies really are that genius. You know, they look really impressive in our experiments, but think about what they look like in real life, right? It starts out as a baby. Eighteen months later, it's talking to you, and babies' first words aren't just things like balls and ducks, they're things like "all gone," which refer to disappearance,
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The legend of Annapurna,...
But upon His latest rebuke, she knew she had to prove the importance of her work once and for all. She took flight from the world, withdrawing her half of the cosmic energy that kept the Earth turning. At her disappearance, a sudden, terrifying and all-encompassing scarcity
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What if every satellite...
for international programming as well as some local channels, so the disappearance causes immediate disruptions, worldwide. The next people affected are those traveling by air, sea, or land, as global positioning, navigation and timing services, have entirely ceased.
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Where's Amelia Earhart?...
and sank theory is wrong in the days after Earhart's disappearance the speculation begins reports of SOS calls from her radio give the world hope that she is still alive they a night messages alternating between hope and disappointment crackle
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Filming On Thin Ice In...
here seeing you disappearance the ice doesn't fill me with confidence I will be fine weird life Jackson and dry suits feels quite solid down there oh good how much you weigh I'm not gonna tell them we have too much isn't one camera
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Your fingerprints reveal...
and her lifeless body has been found in the woods three days later, after her disappearance. The police is targeting three suspects, having narrowed down the search from over 20 men who had been seen in that area on the same day.
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Climate change will...
and in an instant my life changed for the second time in two years. The graphic showed massive land loss in south Louisiana and an encroaching sea, but more specifically, the graphic showed the disappearance of my community
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Making food transparent...
scientists to study the importance of diet in the prevention of diseases and not only that we're going to be able to actually teach people what food they should eat and ideally be able to contribute to the disappearance of
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A lyrical bridge between...
If we look out at the natural world, there's no part of that world that doesn't go through cycles of, first, incipience, or hiddenness, but then growth, fullness, but then a beautiful, to begin with, disappearance,
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Emily Ainsworth: Inside...
whether it was a marijuana or whether it was the sound of his voice he used to do the trick I told you that this is a world which deals with appearances and disappearances and the first time that I
Video examples
Laura Schulz: The...
The babies really are that genius. You know, they look really impressive in our experiments, but think about what they look like in real life, right? It starts out as a baby. Eighteen months later, it's talking to you, and babies' first words aren't just things like balls and ducks, they're things like "all gone," which refer to disappearance,
Video examples
The legend of Annapurna,...
But upon His latest rebuke, she knew she had to prove the importance of her work once and for all. She took flight from the world, withdrawing her half of the cosmic energy that kept the Earth turning. At her disappearance, a sudden, terrifying and all-encompassing scarcity
Video examples
What if every satellite...
for international programming as well as some local channels, so the disappearance causes immediate disruptions, worldwide. The next people affected are those traveling by air, sea, or land, as global positioning, navigation and timing services, have entirely ceased.
Video examples
Where's Amelia Earhart?...
and sank theory is wrong in the days after Earhart's disappearance the speculation begins reports of SOS calls from her radio give the world hope that she is still alive they a night messages alternating between hope and disappointment crackle
Video examples
Filming On Thin Ice In...
here seeing you disappearance the ice doesn't fill me with confidence I will be fine weird life Jackson and dry suits feels quite solid down there oh good how much you weigh I'm not gonna tell them we have too much isn't one camera
Video examples
Your fingerprints reveal...
and her lifeless body has been found in the woods three days later, after her disappearance. The police is targeting three suspects, having narrowed down the search from over 20 men who had been seen in that area on the same day.
Video examples
Climate change will...
and in an instant my life changed for the second time in two years. The graphic showed massive land loss in south Louisiana and an encroaching sea, but more specifically, the graphic showed the disappearance of my community
Video examples
Making food transparent...
scientists to study the importance of diet in the prevention of diseases and not only that we're going to be able to actually teach people what food they should eat and ideally be able to contribute to the disappearance of
Video examples
A lyrical bridge between...
If we look out at the natural world, there's no part of that world that doesn't go through cycles of, first, incipience, or hiddenness, but then growth, fullness, but then a beautiful, to begin with, disappearance,
Video examples
Emily Ainsworth: Inside...
whether it was a marijuana or whether it was the sound of his voice he used to do the trick I told you that this is a world which deals with appearances and disappearances and the first time that I
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Quote examples
Irene Joliot-Curie
French Scientist
The time necessary for the disappearance of half the atoms, called the half-life, is a fundamental characteristic of each radio-element; according to the substance, the value of the half-life varies between a fraction of a second and millions of years.
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Linn Ullmann
Norwegian Author
I began writing 'The Cold Song' in the months following my father's death, when I felt this sense of loss, disappearance, of being right in the middle of life and wondering: 'What now? How to proceed?
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David Whyte
English Poet
It might be liberating to think of human life as informed by losses and disappearances as much as by gifted appearances, allowing a more present participation and witness to the difficulty of living.
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George Galloway
British Politician
If you are asking did I support the Soviet Union, yes I did. Yes, I did support the Soviet Union, and I think the disappearance of the Soviet Union is the biggest catastrophe of my life.
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Geert Wilders
Dutch Politician
Excluding certain problems from the political debate by making it a crime to discuss them won't lead to the disappearance of these concerns, let alone contribute to a solution.
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John Berger
English Artist
Ours is the century of enforced travel of disappearances. The century of people helplessly seeing others, who were close to them, disappear over the horizon.
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Stanley Milgram
American Psychologist
The disappearance of a sense of responsibility is the most far-reaching consequence of submission to authority.
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Jack Schwartz
Scientist
The disappearance of the Jewish state will not mean the disappearance of anti-Semitism.
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Mary Baker Eddy
American Theologian
Sin brought death, and death will disappear with the disappearance of sin.
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Najib Razak
Malaysian Politician
The disappearance of MH370 has tested our collective resolve.
Quote examples
Irene Joliot-Curie
French Scientist
The time necessary for the disappearance of half the atoms, called the half-life, is a fundamental characteristic of each radio-element; according to the substance, the value of the half-life varies between a fraction of a second and millions of years.
Quote examples
Linn Ullmann
Norwegian Author
I began writing 'The Cold Song' in the months following my father's death, when I felt this sense of loss, disappearance, of being right in the middle of life and wondering: 'What now? How to proceed?
Quote examples
David Whyte
English Poet
It might be liberating to think of human life as informed by losses and disappearances as much as by gifted appearances, allowing a more present participation and witness to the difficulty of living.
Quote examples
George Galloway
British Politician
If you are asking did I support the Soviet Union, yes I did. Yes, I did support the Soviet Union, and I think the disappearance of the Soviet Union is the biggest catastrophe of my life.
Quote examples
Geert Wilders
Dutch Politician
Excluding certain problems from the political debate by making it a crime to discuss them won't lead to the disappearance of these concerns, let alone contribute to a solution.
Quote examples
John Berger
English Artist
Ours is the century of enforced travel of disappearances. The century of people helplessly seeing others, who were close to them, disappear over the horizon.
Quote examples
Stanley Milgram
American Psychologist
The disappearance of a sense of responsibility is the most far-reaching consequence of submission to authority.
Quote examples
Jack Schwartz
Scientist
The disappearance of the Jewish state will not mean the disappearance of anti-Semitism.
Quote examples
Mary Baker Eddy
American Theologian
Sin brought death, and death will disappear with the disappearance of sin.
Quote examples
Najib Razak
Malaysian Politician
The disappearance of MH370 has tested our collective resolve.
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