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
Something that shows up consistently, travels and doesn’t vanish the second a few shots rim out.
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
With a quick tap on the glass, the figure vanished down the stairwell at the other end.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
As if the drought weren’t concerning enough, our anxieties are compounded by legislators’ inability to address the threat the vanishing lake poses or to provide the immediate attention the issue demands.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026
There was the patient with kidney cancer who vanished without his medicine in immigration detention facilities.
—Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
With a quick tap on the glass, the figure vanished down the stairwell at the other end.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
As if the drought weren’t concerning enough, our anxieties are compounded by legislators’ inability to address the threat the vanishing lake poses or to provide the immediate attention the issue demands.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026
There was the patient with kidney cancer who vanished without his medicine in immigration detention facilities.
—Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanish
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And the risks from hostile actors in the Middle East and China haven’t disappeared either.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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That will not happen if the trooper disappears into the cavernous state building that devoured more than $200 million in public funds for a yearslong renovation project.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2026
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The designer honors his Azerbaijani heritage, working with artisans from across Azerbaijan and Georgia to create rich, unique textures, while helping to support rural communities and preserve fading artisanal skills.—
Amy O’Brien,
Vogue,
30 Jan. 2026
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Other factors for the warmer spring include a fading La Niña, a weather pattern in the Pacific Ocean that can bring cool temperatures to the United States.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Vanish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanish. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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