reappear
Britishverb
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Explanation
When something shows up again, it reappears. A diver can plunge into the water from the diving board, swim underwater, and reappear at the far end of the pool. A magician might make your ten dollar bill disappear, but it's not a great trick if she doesn't then make it reappear. You may think your winter cold is over until the symptoms — sneezing and coughing — reappear suddenly. Anything that goes away and comes back reappears. The word adds the "again" prefix re- to appear, from its Latin root apparere, "come in sight."
Example Sentences
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No sooner does a lost flashlight she loved as a girl mysteriously reappear than Gemma’s nights suddenly start filling with creepy occurrences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
But by November 2025, the home had once again been removed from the market, only to reappear in March 2026 for $2.3 million, where it remained for just a matter of weeks before vanishing.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Millions of products would also reappear, the EU official said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Every time the local authority removed it, at a cost, the cone would reappear and appeals for it to stop only heightened resolve.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
As we get to the point where we start splitting up, my teammates reappear as tiny dots on a small map in my view.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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