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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 Other details — running water, a smudged kingfisher — appear only to evanesce. Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2021 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 The arc of his coming to America is dizzying: mystery begat hype, hype yielded to skepticism, skepticism evanesced under sheer amazement. Si.com Staff, SI.com, 9 Apr. 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
  • Otherwise, film journalism will disappear from mainstream press, becoming the preserve of fan sites.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025
  • On October 2, 2018, Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi Arabian dissident who, after leaving his home country, had become an opinion columnist for the Post, disappeared while visiting the Saudi Embassy in Istanbul.
    Clare Malone, New Yorker, 12 May 2025
Verb
  • The remains of a Connecticut woman who vanished while hiking in Japan over two years ago have been identified, her family said Saturday.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
  • Those communication botches, whether on the break or in the half court, often include Towns, who once again vanished as a scorer.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • Advisors who can build trust and act as a central coordinator for these services are invaluable—and often become long-term partners even after the spotlight fades.
    Jason Katz, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
  • As threats from insurgents faded, crackdowns by an authoritarian government surged.
    Mitra Taj, New York Times, 17 May 2025

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“Evanesce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evanesce. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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