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adjective

as in vanished

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verb

past tense of disappear
as in faded
to cease to be visible the stranger disappeared into the mists, never to be seen again

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Recent Examples of disappeared
Verb
His visit also brought him into contact with families seeking the remains of people disappeared under Argentina’s 1976-83 dictatorship, as the country’s government cuts support for their search. — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026 Because in March, her husband, 47-year-old Robert Fox disappeared. — Meghan O'Brien, NBC news, 10 Nov. 2026 The girls got married, changed their names and disappeared into the mist of time, as did most of these guards. — Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 9 Nov. 2026 The review concluded that Key had indeed caught the ball, and Carolina’s chance at a 21-13 disappeared into the fall air. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2026 During that time, there was a falling out between the Macri and Weil families and the puppets disappeared from the Puppet House. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026 New Mexico State then collapsed in a blizzard of turnovers as its offense disappeared. — ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026 Police in the Pittsburgh area are asking for help locating a DoorDash driver who disappeared on the job more than two weeks ago. — Michael Guise, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026 DuPont benefits in some ways from the AI boom (more on that shortly), but most of its exposure to the theme disappeared with the Qnity spin-off a year ago. — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappeared
  1. dissolved
  2. vanished
  3. faded
Adjective
  • Absorption methods have shown the ability to remove dissolved dyes without transforming them into potentially harmful off-products.
    — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The company is developing a specialized fiber that captures dissolved uranium as seawater flows across its surface.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of dissolved
Verb
  • The Democrats' sweep of the midterm elections sparked a huge move in solar stocks on Wednesday, but by Thursday many of the gains had vanished as the markets soured on the artificial intelligence trade.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
  • It’s been nearly a year and a half since 15-year-old Kylie Arellano vanished from Garden City, Utah.
    — Veronica Fulton-Mazaika, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of vanished
Verb
  • The sinking will give new life to a vessel whose once-striking black-and-red exterior paint has been faded by the sun as rust spots pockmark a hull that ferried American luminaries and European royals across the Atlantic Ocean.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Conflict in the Middle East has pushed oil prices consistently above $100 a barrel in recent months, and hopes have faded that a deal could lead to a reopening of the key Strait of Hormuz.
    — Jamie Timson, TheWeek, 6 Nov. 2026
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“Disappeared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappeared. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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