vanish

verb

ˈva-nish How to pronounce vanish (audio)
Definition of vanishnext
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 Starring Hyun-joo Kim and Hyeon-seong Bae, Paradise Lost follows a mother whose son disappeared nine years earlier when a bus carrying children to a camp mysteriously vanished. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2026 As far as these online habits show, the sanctity of Sundays off may be vanishing as an always-on work culture takes over. — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026 Philadelphia police identified Maribel Fresses, 26, who vanished in 2018, and Gabrielle Amarando, 27, earlier in the investigation. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, vanished 22,000 miles into their expedition. — Lana Zak, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vanish
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanish
  1. disappear
  2. fade
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  • To shoppers, the chain disappears, until next September or so, when another store pops up somewhere in the neighborhood.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Two experienced military observers described a silent craft that performed abrupt maneuvers before disappearing.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of disappear
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  • That terrible scenario that doesn't easily fade definitely caused everyone to believe Quinn was at it again on Monday night – messing up again, forgetting that the last play was fourth down instead of third down.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Yet, in the urban South, recent linguistic research finds that the drawl’s most salient features are starting to fade on the lips of young speakers.
    — Valerie M. Fridland, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of fade

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“Vanish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanish. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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