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vanished

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verb

past tense of vanish

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of vanished
Verb
After a couple of tidy early touches at 0-0, Olise completely vanished from the game once Spain went in front and probably should have been substituted before the 73rd minute, when Rayan Cherki replaced him. Liam Twomey, New York Times, 16 July 2026 But everyone’s routine is disrupted when the police arrive with news that the family’s former nanny has vanished. Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026 Everywhere there was the litter of dirty men an’d vanished hopes. Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026 None of these discoveries would have been possible if the original fossils had vanished into inaccessible private collections. Kristi Curry Rogers, The Conversation, 14 July 2026 When the team repeated the experiment at 100°C, the chaotic two-phase behavior completely vanished. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026 Nolan Wells vanished after going on a boat trip with friends on the 4th of July. Mark Guarino, ABC News, 13 July 2026 Wells is still searching for answers, more than a week after the 18-year-old vanished during a Fourth of July trip to Mississippi's Horn Island. Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 10 July 2026 While hopes of finding additional survivors have all but vanished, tens of thousands of families remain waiting for answers about relatives whose whereabouts are still unknown. Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanished
Adjective
  • The species has remained unchanged since prehistoric times, finding ways to survive while other species became extinct, according to the San Diego Zoo.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 16 July 2026
  • There are others still who believe that something like a dragon may have actually existed but went extinct, though there’s no real scientific evidence supporting that.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • The transcripts disappeared, along with the players’ signed waivers of immunity.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026
  • But as those pinelands were replaced with cities and neighborhoods, the bats largely disappeared.
    Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Adjective
  • The ship was built in 1991 and most recently belonged to the formerly defunct but now reborn luxury line Crystal Cruises; Lindblad acquired the vessel in 2021 and decreased its capacity from 62 to 48 passengers in 26 all-suite accommodations.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
  • Court filings show the company’s financial strain stems largely from lease-guarantee exposure on defunct sister stores across the country.
    Catherine Muccigrosso July 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • As impact heating faded, the upper mantle cooled, and the once-thin basaltic crust thickened.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 5 July 2026
  • On Saturday night, the visibility faded to a point where the old-school scoreboard above the center-field bleachers could not be seen from the press box high atop the Friendly Confines.
    Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 5 July 2026
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
Adjective
  • An expired job ad for an experienced English interpreter at the UN advertised a salary range between $131,084 and $171,644.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 2 July 2026
  • In worst-case scenarios, application of expired makeup could lead to irritation, breakouts, or eye infections.
    Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 27 June 2026

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“Vanished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanished. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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