Definition of evanescenext

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Recent Examples of evanesce Gilchrist replies, his voice brightening the way an ancient sun suddenly burns through an evanescing cloud. Chris Richards, Washington Post, 7 June 2023 Monkfish in a gripping mussel broth found its voice in between sips of an off-dry Alsatian pinot gris, its honeyed sweetness just evanescing off the brine of the seafood. Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 3 Jan. 2020 The experience of simply having the experience, and letting each moment arrive unexpectedly and evanesce in its own time. Bess Matassa, Teen Vogue, 29 June 2018 The number of daily active users in March was lower than the average for the first quarter as a whole, a signal that Snap's user base may be evanescing into the void. Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, 2 May 2018 And with every new meeting, my hatred has evanesced like fog in a bright sun. Will Blythe, Esquire, 1 Apr. 2010
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evanesce
Verb
  • Blue morphos flashed their bright wings before disappearing among the plants, while guests gathered around the emergence chamber to look for new butterflies and moths drying their wings.
    Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Of course, there were doubts that Blagg was telling the truth about what happened the day his wife and daughter disappeared.
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The 18-year-old college student vanished after going on a Fourth of July boat trip with friends to one of the Gulf Coast's barrier islands, officials said.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • But somewhere in the show’s creative journey and the blending of British television veterans and scribes from inside Jackson’s Power-verse, a lot of the specificity vanished into the ether.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • Economic fundamentals, in the meantime, will fade into irrelevancy.
    Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Every successful technology eventually fades into the background while those fundamentals remain.
    Michael Edmondson, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Evanesce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evanesce. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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