evanesces

verb

present tense third-person singular of evanesce
as in disappears
to cease to be visible the kids' rainy-day gloom evanesced the minute they heard that we were going out for ice cream

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  1. disappears
  2. vanishes
  3. fades
  4. melts
Verb
  • Midway through the conversation, Šeregi disappears, to pop up five minutes later, this time on a speedboat with the coastline receding behind him.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
  • But the people who have spent three seasons assigning that responsibility to Clark should explain why their standard apparently disappears when applying it would require them to make demands of Reese.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of disappears
Verb
  • Major search sites and every buyer’s agent can still see how long it’s been for sale, and a home that vanishes for a few days and returns at the same price fools no one.
    — Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The two share an instant connection and set out to explore Biltmore, but Michael inexplicably vanishes.
    — Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of vanishes
Verb
  • Together, these mechanisms paint a richer picture of why Orion's giant star fades and brightens.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Antonioni’s great innovation was that the story line fades away, along with conventional expectations about action, time, and dramatic resolution.
    — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of fades
Verb
  • As yet another perk, the formula has a velvety texture that melts luxuriously into the skin.
    — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Step into this red light foot wrap and watch as your fatigue melts away.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of melts
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“Evanesces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evanesces. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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