as in extinct
no longer existing
the vanished tradition of the maypole as the center for May Day festivities
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as in disappeared
to cease to be visible
the house vanished into the fog as we drove away
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Recent Examples of vanished
Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
Algorithms shifted without ceremony, monetization features appeared, vanished, reappeared—more complex.
—Stephanie Hind, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2026
Barry Christian, a 54-year-old Senate candidate from Sayre, mysteriously vanished Tuesday and was found dead two days later, his campaign said in a statement obtained by KOCO.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
In 2014, Simmons abruptly vanished from the public eye, sparking years of speculation about his whereabouts and well-being.
—Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 1 May 2026
Others talked about co-workers who have vanished.
—Ubah Ali, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Without him, that matchup vanished.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Add the fact that Luke Kennard has all but vanished over the last 96 minutes – the sharpshooter scoring just eight points while going 0 for 5 from behind the arc – and the Lakers might need Reaves to bridge the offensive gap exploited by two defeats to close the series.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
Percy Fawcett, the main character of Grann’s story of obsession, was a British explorer who vanished mysteriously with his son in 1925, while on the hunt for a mythical Amazonian city.
—Eva Holland, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
Last season, the illusion of parity vanished when the Liberty put a 48-point pasting on the rebuilding Sun.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
Algorithms shifted without ceremony, monetization features appeared, vanished, reappeared—more complex.
—Stephanie Hind, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2026
Barry Christian, a 54-year-old Senate candidate from Sayre, mysteriously vanished Tuesday and was found dead two days later, his campaign said in a statement obtained by KOCO.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
In 2014, Simmons abruptly vanished from the public eye, sparking years of speculation about his whereabouts and well-being.
—Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 1 May 2026
Others talked about co-workers who have vanished.
—Ubah Ali, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Without him, that matchup vanished.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Add the fact that Luke Kennard has all but vanished over the last 96 minutes – the sharpshooter scoring just eight points while going 0 for 5 from behind the arc – and the Lakers might need Reaves to bridge the offensive gap exploited by two defeats to close the series.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
Percy Fawcett, the main character of Grann’s story of obsession, was a British explorer who vanished mysteriously with his son in 1925, while on the hunt for a mythical Amazonian city.
—Eva Holland, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanished
Adjective
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This South African antelope went extinct around 1800 after being hunted during the colonial era.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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Since announcing its project to bring back the woolly mammoth in 2021, Colossal Biosciences has announced plans to de-extinct two birds, the dodo and the moa, the Australian thylacine or Tasmanian tiger and the dire wolf.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The late Queen herself once recognized the positive effect Harry and Meghan could have across the Commonwealth—and supporters say their influence has not disappeared.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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Since the 1970s more than a third of the world’s wetlands have disappeared, largely due to climate change and urbanization, at a rate that is three times faster than forest loss.—
Paige Bruton,
semafor.com,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Herald also contacted two other individuals who were listed as company executives in the now-defunct website of Brown’s GlobalCast Partners.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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Michael Dell, Dell Technologies The future PC mogul sold subscriptions to the now-defunct Houston Post as a teenager, and quietly invented the playbook that would become Dell.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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With time, with therapy, with growth, this thing has faded into the past, dissolved into other narratives.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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Interest in the discussion faded later in James' career.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Room by room, the author takes us through the house, now long gone.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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Retaining Hall, 39, keeps one familiar face from Dart’s rookie year on the offensive side of the building for his second NFL season, with Brian Daboll, Mike Kafka and Shea Tierney all long gone.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Using expired insulin may cause skin problems.—
Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
22 Apr. 2026
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The place also had an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Vanished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanished. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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