DEMATERIALIZING Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

dematerializing

verb

present participle of dematerialize

as in vanishing

to cease to be visible the image suddenly dematerialized, and once again we were staring at a blank screen

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Recent Examples of dematerializing She’s represented here by a woman dematerializing headfirst, seemingly outlived only by her pendulous breasts, and a sparse landscape where a spectral figure peeks up from the bottom edge. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026 In a dematerializing economy—where value has shifted from physical assets to intangibles such as data, software, and capabilities—traditional strategy frameworks no longer provide enough guidance. — Rita McGrath, Harvard Business Review, 4 June 2026

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Joan realizes that her mother’s vanishing meshes with a larger tapestry of tragedy that has plagued their family over the years.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026
As far as these online habits show, the sanctity of Sundays off may be vanishing as an always-on work culture takes over.

— Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of vanishing

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The truck drives south, then west on Highway 46 through fields of almond trees and roses, before disappearing into an industrial zone near the farming center of Wasco.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
The band works its way around the stage with drummer Lars Ulrich’s drum kits disappearing into its bowels and a different kit appearing at another vantage point.

— Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of disappearing

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Fighting autocracy and inequality The Ford Foundation frames its new plan as its answer to rising autocracy, widening inequality, and fading public trust.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
In Brazil, Lula also faces fading support even among parts of his base as the economic backdrop looks different from the one that accompanied his first presidency.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of fading

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As temperatures warm, more of Northern California’s water is set to arrive as rain instead of snow, with water running downstream instead of melting slowly into reservoirs as a stable water supply.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
The Upper Basin, which includes Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, has tended to be more resilient as its groundwater benefits from melting snow coursing down the Rocky Mountains.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

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