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 original Marathon address is still on one of the buildings, and there are still little traces of RKO on the west side of the lot that haven’t fully disappeared.—
Chris Yogerst,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
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In a twinkling, the report gets disappeared from public view and public comment as completely as if it had been dropped off the end of the Santa Monica Pier.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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The effort went a long way to differentiating the retailer from Walmart and the now-defunct Sears and Kmart as well as department stores, dollar stores and offpricers.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
6 May 2026
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And the environmentalist work of Jennie Turner Garlington, his youngest child, has included serving as trustee of the Turner Foundation, on the boards of other wildlife conservation organizations and as a CNN TV producer for the network's now-defunct Environment Unit.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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As the sunlight faded on a cobblestone street, more than 200 students from New York University gathered at a table nearly as long as the city block.—
Susan Svrluga,
Washington Post,
6 May 2026
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Meanwhile, the risks for ships and crew haven't faded.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 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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Officers found Tong and confirmed his identity by using his expired MSU student ID.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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In January, he was arrested for driving with an expired registration.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
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“Vanished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanished. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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