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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
  • Lead actor Anthony Ippolito, who landed the part with an unsolicited self-tape, disappears into the garbled diction and hangdog stubbornness of a young Stallone without ever coming off as a mere impression of a person.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
  • That story, though compellingly told, disappears for whole swaths of the text.
    — Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of disappears
Verb
  • As the temperature drops and food vanishes, worker wasps become desperate for calories.
    — Nick Perry, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Within hours, their yacht vanishes, Matt is abducted by a gang of ruthless pirates led by Langbore (Copley), and paradise becomes a trap.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of vanishes
Verb
  • Biologically, a plant starts to prepare for seed production once a flower fades.
    — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The background star gradually brightens and then fades as the two stars move out of alignment.
    — Thomas Fauchez, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of fades
Verb
  • Once the snow melts fully, the season starts up once again, typically in April or May.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Like, something otherworldly literally melts away the anxiety.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of melts
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