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
On May 7th, a mere eight days after the Supreme Court decision, the lone Tennessee district with a Democratic representative vanished from the map. — Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026 George Gascón has all but vanished from public life since losing his reelection bid in 2024. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 But the breeze vanished, leaving him stranded above the treetops. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026 The language, the words, the people, the sentiment erased, the websites vanished, the funds dried, and the true spirit of self-interest revealed. — Kamau Bobb october 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026 Netflix is revisiting the tragic case of Natalee Holloway, an 18-year-old who vanished on a high school graduation trip to Aruba in 2005. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026 Three days after Angelica vanished, her car was found in a parking lot in Palomar Mountain State Park near Doane Pond. — Meghan O'Brien, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026 Their injuries are already mounting, and their big-picture margin for error has almost vanished halfway through October. — ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026 Starring Hyun-joo Kim and Hyeon-seong Bae, Paradise Lost follows a mother whose son disappeared nine years earlier when a bus carrying children to a camp mysteriously vanished. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanished
  1. extinct
  2. disappeared
  3. defunct
  4. faded
  5. gone
  6. expired
Adjective
  • The company has pursued efforts to recreate extinct species, including the dodo and woolly mammoth.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • This crane had nearly gone extinct before, driven in part by an explosion of new hydroelectric dams in the early 20th century, whose construction dried out local wetlands.
    — Sara Herschander, Vox, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of extinct
Verb
  • But the star center disappeared Sunday while battling an emotional return to Utah.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • What struck her was how quickly the usual adult social script disappeared.
    — Chloe Frost-Smith, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of disappeared
Adjective
  • In 1996, when the report was compiled by the now-defunct Amusement Business trade publication, the list was topped by Tokyo Disneyland, followed by Anaheim’s Disneyland.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Shortly after approving the settlement in a unanimous vote, the police jury took up a motion to appoint seven people to the Vermilion Parish Industrial Development Board, a body that had been defunct for nearly 30 years.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of defunct
Verb
  • The process recalls versioning in dub, where an existing recording is stripped down and reconstructed, its individual elements isolated, amplified or faded out entirely.
    — Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Most movie theaters disappeared decades ago and the culture of cinemagoing has faded from the lives of the younger generations.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of faded
Adjective
  • An America lost to time, remembered in photos The mall’s future is now determined — and its past reveals a version of America perhaps long gone.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Suddenly, photos, videos, or important documents are just… gone.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026
Definition of gone
Adjective
  • The Colts star was not arrested, but was cited for an expired registration and given a summons for possession of marijuana, per ESPN.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Troopers found that the vehicle had an expired Ohio registration, the warrant affidavit said.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of expired

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