GONE (AWAY) Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

gone (away)

verb

Definition of gone (away)

past participle of go (away)

as in melted (away)

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The news of the arrest caught the attention of the family of Amy McHale, a woman who was once married to Horsch’s father and disappeared nearly 10 years ago.

— Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
Yet under the Third Circuit’s rule, a taxpayer may remain vulnerable long after records have disappeared and witnesses are unavailable, if a preparer intentionally falsified a return.

— Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of disappeared

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The release of footage follows a months-long investigation into the disappearance of Lynette Hooker, who vanished while on vacation with her husband Brian Hooker in the Bahamas in April.

— Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
When that sunset arrived and his shares converted to ordinary votes, the guardian vanished.

— Kyle Westaway, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of vanished

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Despite earning over $15 million this season, Scheffler has secured only one victory, a trend evident as his two-stroke lead on Sunday evaporated.

— Jeff Hartman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Estimates of how much of the Central Oregon Irrigation District’s water leaked or evaporated from its canals are based on the district’s 2022 Water Management Conservation Plan, its 2016 System Improvement Plan and state water right records.

— Emily Cureton Cook, ProPublica, 26 June 2026

Definition of evaporated

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As impact heating faded, the upper mantle cooled, and the once-thin basaltic crust thickened.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 5 July 2026
On Saturday night, the visibility faded to a point where the old-school scoreboard above the center-field bleachers could not be seen from the press box high atop the Friendly Confines.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of faded

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It was also revealed during the trial that Taylor allegedly spiked her pink lemonade with a mixture of cocaine dissolved in alcohol, prosecutors claimed.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Plagued by criticism and scandal, it was eventually dissolved by Congress and replaced by a new commission that decided to mostly fund community celebrations.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of dissolved

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