as in to disappear
to cease to be visible
the house vanished into the fog as we drove away
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Recent Examples of vanish
An American who was arrested in the Bahamas after his wife vanished while the couple were traveling in a motorboat near the archipelago denies any wrongdoing, his attorney said Thursday.
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R.j. Rico, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
The festival has sold out almost every year since 2010, and early-bird passes for 2026 reportedly vanished within hours.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
Laura Conway‑Norris and her daughter, Cora, from Helston, England, lost their beloved family rabbit, Flopsy, in 2022, when the pet vanished from home.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
One pass of the wand and months of grime vanish from your siding, driveway and deck.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
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R.j. Rico, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
The festival has sold out almost every year since 2010, and early-bird passes for 2026 reportedly vanished within hours.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
Laura Conway‑Norris and her daughter, Cora, from Helston, England, lost their beloved family rabbit, Flopsy, in 2022, when the pet vanished from home.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
One pass of the wand and months of grime vanish from your siding, driveway and deck.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
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In April 2024, more than two decades after Kim Langwell disappeared, David Wiley was ready to talk to investigators.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Burring nettle is a winter annual that disappears during hot weather but seeds can sprout again in late fall.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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The kind that organizations get judged on long after the applause fades.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Shapiro-Ikenberry led through most of the first half of the race before fading to seventh.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Vanish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanish. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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