gone (away)

verb

Definition of gone (away)next
past participle of go (away)
as in melted (away)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gone (away)
  1. disappeared
  2. vanished
  3. evaporated
  4. faded
  5. dissolved
Verb
  • Giveaway jerseys disappeared in 30 minutes on Valkyries Day at a San Francisco Giants game.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The pair disappeared from view and reemerged after several seconds as the wave receded.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of disappeared
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  • By the time investigators connected the dots, Kim had vanished.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • In fact, Marcel said foot traffic at his Fort Lauderdale business has nearly vanished.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of vanished
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  • The perception of abundance had, once again, evaporated into nothing.
    — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The employment that those companies had once provided evaporated.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
Definition of evaporated
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  • MarketWatch described it as one of SpaceX’s best days since coming public, while The Wall Street Journal said the shares jumped about 16% as lock-up fears faded.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Sort clothing, shoes, and accessories according to an organization’s needs, and discard anything that’s stained, ripped, faded, or has holes, broken zippers, or missing buttons.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of faded
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  • The Financial Times reported last week that DeepMind had dissolved the dedicated AlphaFold team.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The suit alleges that his relatives secretly shifted away assets and dissolved a three-decades-old sister company without his permission, stripping him of economic benefits.
    — Kirk Ogunrinde, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of dissolved
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“Gone (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gone%20%28away%29. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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