Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gone (away)
Verb
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Mumma, 44, is charged with tampering with a deceased human body and tampering with evidence in connection with the death of Gratton, a 34-year-old transgender woman from Denver who disappeared in April and was found dead in a Lakewood alley in June.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
12 Mar. 2026 -
But others in Paine — where 70 people were forcibly disappeared under the Pinochet dictatorship, more than in any other municipality in Chile — are less optimistic about the rise to power of a supporter of the regime.—
John Bartlett,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Prosecutors noted that Martinez fled to Mexico shortly after Marquina vanished.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The 49ers are under no obligation or urgency to rid themselves of Brandon Aiyuk, who vanished last season amid a seemingly positive comeback from 2024 knee surgery.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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With less than three minutes left, an early 14-point lead for the Jaguars had completely evaporated.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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When the film was DOA, her awards campaign evaporated.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The legal battle faded to the background.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
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Synchronized blinking faded when the researchers sped up the Bach chorales to 120 beats per minute.—
Jesse Greenspan,
Scientific American,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Order 1 dissolved the ruling Baath Party and removed all senior party members from their government positions, purging the administrative class that ran its ministries, hospitals and schools.—
Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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Sista’s commercial success never truly materialized, and Swing Mob dissolved in 1995 before Jodeci went on a very long hiatus starting in 1996.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Gone (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gone%20%28away%29. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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