vanished; vanishing; vanishes
1
a
: to pass quickly from sight : disappear
b
: to pass completely from existence
2
: to assume the value zero
: to cause to disappear
vanisher
noun
Synonyms
Examples of vanish in a Sentence
The missing girl vanished without a trace a year ago.
The papers seem to have vanished into thin air.
Dinosaurs vanished from the face of the earth millions of years ago.
Recent Examples on the Web
The Soda Shop is one of the last of a vanishing era.
—
Shannon Greene, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
Read Next National 2 kayakers vanish after getting swept over dam, Indiana officials say.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2024
This phenomenon is not simply the outcome of vanishing advertising revenue and the rise of the Internet.
—Sheri Berman, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
It's been two months since Tennessee teenager Sebastian Rogers vanished from his Hendersonville home without a trace — or his shoes.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 23 Apr. 2024
How a fugitive killer named ‘Smiley’ vanished from L.A. — only to return and strike again.
—Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
On July 1, 1998, a month after Marcus vanished, his car was found at the Riverwood Apartments on Cabot Drive in Nashville.
—Kyani Reid, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
If parents or your community pushed you to marry a certain type of person in your 20s — because of religion, socioeconomic status, profession, race, sexuality, gender — that pressure may have dissipated or vanished.
—Maggie Jones Gabra Zackman Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Roanoke Island was the site of the mysterious Lost Colony, an English settlement that vanished in the 1580s.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
Shannon Greene, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
Read Next National 2 kayakers vanish after getting swept over dam, Indiana officials say.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2024
This phenomenon is not simply the outcome of vanishing advertising revenue and the rise of the Internet.
—Sheri Berman, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
It's been two months since Tennessee teenager Sebastian Rogers vanished from his Hendersonville home without a trace — or his shoes.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 23 Apr. 2024
How a fugitive killer named ‘Smiley’ vanished from L.A. — only to return and strike again.
—Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
On July 1, 1998, a month after Marcus vanished, his car was found at the Riverwood Apartments on Cabot Drive in Nashville.
—Kyani Reid, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
If parents or your community pushed you to marry a certain type of person in your 20s — because of religion, socioeconomic status, profession, race, sexuality, gender — that pressure may have dissipated or vanished.
—Maggie Jones Gabra Zackman Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Roanoke Island was the site of the mysterious Lost Colony, an English settlement that vanished in the 1580s.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Vanish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vanish. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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