Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gone (away)
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To the thousands of Syrians who lost loved ones, or were tortured, imprisoned or displaced by the Assad regime, their homeland had become a crime scene from which the top suspects disappeared en masse.—
Danny Makki,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025 -
Weary from the public fixation on his body, which threatened to overshadow the music itself, D’Angelo disappeared into years of grief and addiction, popping up for the occasional feature, though remaining very much in the bunker.—
Marcus J. Moore,
Pitchfork,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The charges against him Vedam was charged and convicted for the murder of Tom Kinser, a 19-year-old who had vanished in State College in late 1980.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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The teen had vanished from her bedroom moments earlier.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Add wine; cook over medium-high, stirring occasionally, until wine is mostly evaporated, about 8 minutes.—
Elizabeth Mervosh,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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But as soon as the top eight returned to full strength, Shannon’s minutes evaporated.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Still, the Epstein saga might have gradually faded from the national consciousness, even in spite of the widespread, unfounded belief that his 2019 suicide in a jail cell while awaiting trial was in fact a murder carried out to prevent him from implicating associates in his crimes.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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Instantly, her apartment faded away, to be replaced by a dark void.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Add the sugar and stir until completely dissolved.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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And so a promising 13-9 halftime lead and then a 27-26 lead with less than a minute left dissolved into a 29-27 home loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, sending Miami’s season record crashing to 1-5.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Gone (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gone%20%28away%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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