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
The world’s first passenger jet — a luxurious British model that took off in 1952 — vanished from the skies after several deadly crashes.
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Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
Seen from Roeck’s vast aerial perspective, the period vanishes into the whole of history—much as Manhattan shrinks to just another island in a satellite view.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Libidinal hip-hop has vanished from the charts, now the province of artists who narrate their mental health struggles rather than their superhuman urges or tastes.
—Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025
The series centers on Maggie, an assistant within Britain’s intelligence agency The Circus, who discovers that Control – the agency’s all-powerful leader – has mysteriously vanished.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 July 2025
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Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
Seen from Roeck’s vast aerial perspective, the period vanishes into the whole of history—much as Manhattan shrinks to just another island in a satellite view.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Libidinal hip-hop has vanished from the charts, now the province of artists who narrate their mental health struggles rather than their superhuman urges or tastes.
—Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025
The series centers on Maggie, an assistant within Britain’s intelligence agency The Circus, who discovers that Control – the agency’s all-powerful leader – has mysteriously vanished.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanish
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Winter's influence in deeper waters is also disappearing, with shifts in fall overturn and winter cooling that could impact the lake's ecosystem.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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Acute hives might pop up in one spot and disappear within a few hours, only to show up somewhere else.—
Chloe Castleberry,
Flow Space,
23 July 2025
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Just after the clock struck midnight as Thursday night faded into Friday morning, the Texas House morphed into something of a graveyard.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Some bulls on Wall Street see U.S. stocks turning in another year of huge gains as the worst fears of President Donald Trump’s trade war fade and the outlook on tariffs becomes more certain.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
29 July 2025
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“Vanish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanish. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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