without a trace
idiom
: without leaving any signs to show where one went
He disappeared/vanished without a trace.
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After almost 50 years without a trace, scientists now had proof that the sailback houndshark was still alive in the very same waters where it had first been discovered!
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Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
While Vasyl Khyliuk was released a few days later, Dmytro disappeared without a trace.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
Even the fear of having to fight off a former employer was often enough to make a physician go silent and vanish without a trace.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
Once the abscess of pus had been removed without a trace, the doctor carved out the flesh around the bottle using a knife, spread the wound open, and pulled the bottle out.
—Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
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Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
While Vasyl Khyliuk was released a few days later, Dmytro disappeared without a trace.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
Even the fear of having to fight off a former employer was often enough to make a physician go silent and vanish without a trace.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
Once the abscess of pus had been removed without a trace, the doctor carved out the flesh around the bottle using a knife, spread the wound open, and pulled the bottle out.
—Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Without a trace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20a%20trace. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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