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
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
Igor, an aging truffle hunter played by Italian screen legend Umberto Orsini, faces failing health and vanishing woodlands while struggling to keep pace with the modern truffle market.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
Even worse, Teddy vanishes shortly after Aggie opens up to Nile about her son’s death.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
María Ávila Arcos, an evolutionary genomicist at the National Autonomous University of Mexico who wasn't involved in the study, says the approach provides a new layer of insight into a species that vanished long ago.
—NPR, 14 Nov. 2025
Though public nakedness isn’t completely gone, many of the everyday spots where Americans once encountered unclothed bodies—locker rooms, school showers, public pools, bathhouses—have either vanished or shifted away from collective nudity.
—Jacob Beckert, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2025
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
Even worse, Teddy vanishes shortly after Aggie opens up to Nile about her son’s death.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
María Ávila Arcos, an evolutionary genomicist at the National Autonomous University of Mexico who wasn't involved in the study, says the approach provides a new layer of insight into a species that vanished long ago.
—NPR, 14 Nov. 2025
Though public nakedness isn’t completely gone, many of the everyday spots where Americans once encountered unclothed bodies—locker rooms, school showers, public pools, bathhouses—have either vanished or shifted away from collective nudity.
—Jacob Beckert, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Vanish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vanish. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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