reappearance

noun

re·​ap·​pear·​ance (ˌ)rē-ə-ˈpir-ən(t)s How to pronounce reappearance (audio)
plural reappearances
: a second or renewed appearance : the act or an instance of reappearing
Full House and The X-Files, which are just two of the old shows making a reappearance on our small screens …Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon
His speech was a welcome reappearance of the leader who sold himself as a compassionate conservative when he first ran for president …Peggy Fikac

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Would Meryl Streep’s character Donna somehow make a reappearance? Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 28 May 2025 The closest thing to a reappearance will happen next month, when Kaplan guests at a record-release show for local guitar hero Chris Brokaw at the Streetcar in Jamaica Plain on May 17. Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2025 Nevertheless, Sam sees his wife’s miraculous reappearance as a second chance. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025 Disney just released this as a binge drop on Star Wars day, May the Fourth, six episodes of Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld, the origin story of the famed Cad Bane and the reappearance of Asajj Ventress, told in Clone Wars/Rebels-style animation. Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for reappearance

Word History

First Known Use

1618, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of reappearance was in 1618

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“Reappearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reappearance. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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