tailed (off)

verb

past tense of tail (off)
as in melted (away)

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  1. evaporated
  2. vanished
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  • As the Sun’s brightness increased, more and more water would have evaporated into the atmosphere.
    — Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 13 July 2026
  • Forest Service officials, their patience having long evaporated, arrived in force, handcuffing and hauling the occupiers out by the yokes of their flannels, then bulldozing the camp.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
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  • Wells is still searching for answers, more than a week after the 18-year-old vanished during a Fourth of July trip to Mississippi's Horn Island.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • While hopes of finding additional survivors have all but vanished, tens of thousands of families remain waiting for answers about relatives whose whereabouts are still unknown.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
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“Tailed (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailed%20%28off%29. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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