vanished 1 of 2

adjective

as in extinct
no longer existing the vanished tradition of the maypole as the center for May Day festivities

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vanished

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verb

past tense of vanish
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
Verb
By the time investigators connected the dots, Kim had vanished. — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026 In fact, Marcel said foot traffic at his Fort Lauderdale business has nearly vanished. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026 For sports fans of a certain age, the rise of cell phones has been good for their dialing fingers because rotary phones vanished. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026 For roughly an hour this week, Telegram vanished from Apple’s App Store. — Emma Roth, The Verge, 7 Aug. 2026 In June 2017, somewhere within these ancient lands of the Blackfeet Nation, 20-year-old Ashley Loring Heavy Runner vanished. — Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026 Around the end of the first movement, the border between the horizon and the sky vanished into the darkness. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 The suspect clung to the hood of the woman's car until both vanished from the highway camera's view, allegedly attempting to take control of the car. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Hardy recalled seeing Dale painting a rusty fertilizer tank in that barn in the days after Dee vanished. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanished
  1. extinct
  2. disappeared
  3. defunct
  4. faded
  5. gone
  6. expired
Adjective
  • Researchers at the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum have identified a new extinct ice age amphibian, the spadefoot toad.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
  • These are religions that, at least in their original shape, have gone extinct for a good reason.
    — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of extinct
Verb
  • Giveaway jerseys disappeared in 30 minutes on Valkyries Day at a San Francisco Giants game.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The pair disappeared from view and reemerged after several seconds as the wave receded.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of disappeared
Adjective
  • The State Ethics Commission on Monday overruled an administrative law judge who found that two Republican groups with ties to the defunct First Liberty Building & Loan did not violate campaign finance laws.
    — David Wickert, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • And a defunct SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the moon.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of defunct
Verb
  • As daylight faded, visitors explored inside the grand hall and wandered the gardens before the night ended with hot air balloon rides and fireworks over the property.
    — Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The reliever the Phillies saw in his first full season as a rookie has faded into a less-reliable version.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of faded
Adjective
  • Suddenly, photos, videos, or important documents are just… gone.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026
  • Room by room, the author takes us through the house, now long gone.
    — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
Definition of gone
Adjective
  • The eclipses this month (on August 12 and 28) may bring new people into your life, and potentially toss some expired connections out of it.
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
  • Sanabria was found to have an expired visa, according to the incident report.
    — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of expired

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