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
Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Savannah Guthrie showed viewers her grief and desperation when her mother, Nancy, vanished two months ago.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
After alerting a flight attendant, the woman vanished into the rest room to avoid further entanglement.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Servers also handed out Impossible nuggets smothered in mustard, which vanished just as fast.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
The tie game vanished in the blink of an eye in the top of the eighth.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
The man remembered the case of two boys who vanished a decade earlier.
—Veronica Fulton, NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026
It’s been over two months since Nancy Guthrie, Savannah Guthrie’s mom, first vanished.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Apr. 2026
The truck left a production site in Italy and was headed to Poland for distribution across the continent when the shipment vanished.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
Such assurances provide little comfort to the relatives, friends and colleagues of those forcibly vanished.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Savannah Guthrie showed viewers her grief and desperation when her mother, Nancy, vanished two months ago.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
After alerting a flight attendant, the woman vanished into the rest room to avoid further entanglement.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Servers also handed out Impossible nuggets smothered in mustard, which vanished just as fast.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
The tie game vanished in the blink of an eye in the top of the eighth.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
The man remembered the case of two boys who vanished a decade earlier.
—Veronica Fulton, NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026
It’s been over two months since Nancy Guthrie, Savannah Guthrie’s mom, first vanished.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Apr. 2026
The truck left a production site in Italy and was headed to Poland for distribution across the continent when the shipment vanished.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanished
Adjective
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The quarter-ton bears, apex predators who are revered by some Native American tribes but also feared for their attacks on livestock and sometimes humans, became locally extinct in California in 1924, the same year that the last California gray wolf was captured and killed.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Non-avian dinosaurs went extinct about 65 million years before the appearance of human beings.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Violence is used to enforce discipline, and those accused of theft or rule violations may be executed or disappeared.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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In 2022, six weeks after a new police commissioner formed the Gilgo Beach task force, detectives identified Heuermann as a suspect by using a vehicle registration database to connect him to a pickup truck that a witness reported seeing when one of the victims disappeared in 2010.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Charlotte City Council could resurrect Charlotte’s long-defunct red light camera program amid rising traffic fatalities.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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In the Stapleton neighborhood, FlyteCo Tower — a brewery, bar, restaurant and entertainment hub that took over the former air traffic control tower of the defunct Stapleton Airport — is an entertainment zone with mini golf, ping pong, arcade games and bowling lanes.—
Brittany Anas,
Denver Post,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But then concerns about animal welfare rose, and the acute public-health risks faded.—
Rachel Sugar,
Curbed,
8 Apr. 2026
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The plot wasn’t far off, as so many once bustling towns — like the fictional Radiator Springs — nearly faded away after being bypassed by an interstate.—
Susan Montoya Bryan,
Los Angeles Times,
8 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
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Local 99 on hold for even longer Members of Local 99 of Service Employees International Union have been working under terms of an expired contract since June 30, 2024.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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According to the dermatologist, using expired sunscreen can leave your skin vulnerable to sun damage and increase your risk of irritation or infection if the bottle has been contaminated.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Vanished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanished. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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