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
Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
The experience was transformative for them after her ex-husband, Steven Warren, vanished in 2021 and was found dead in 2024.
—Brian Brant, People.com, 10 Sep. 2025
And so dark celestial bodies vanished from the scientific imagination.
—Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
Chris allegedly vanished, and Lindsay was left emotionally and financially devastated.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
Tom Phillips vanished into the Waikato wilderness with his children shortly before Christmas in 2021 following a dispute with their mother, who held sole custody, according to local officials.
—Ronn Blitzer , Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
On September 11, 2021, Phillips and the children vanished for the first time, sparking an extensive search.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Phillips first vanished with his children – Jayda, Maverick and Ember – in September 2021, kicking off a huge search of land and sea.
—Todd Symons, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Troopers said that Smith vanished after his mother’s death.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
While the likes of McDonald’s and Subway have hardly vanished from terminals, concessions companies are increasingly wooing popular local eateries and celebrity chefs to bring their signature menu items to the traveling public.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
The experience was transformative for them after her ex-husband, Steven Warren, vanished in 2021 and was found dead in 2024.
—Brian Brant, People.com, 10 Sep. 2025
And so dark celestial bodies vanished from the scientific imagination.
—Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
Chris allegedly vanished, and Lindsay was left emotionally and financially devastated.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
Tom Phillips vanished into the Waikato wilderness with his children shortly before Christmas in 2021 following a dispute with their mother, who held sole custody, according to local officials.
—Ronn Blitzer , Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
On September 11, 2021, Phillips and the children vanished for the first time, sparking an extensive search.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Phillips first vanished with his children – Jayda, Maverick and Ember – in September 2021, kicking off a huge search of land and sea.
—Todd Symons, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Troopers said that Smith vanished after his mother’s death.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanished
Adjective
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Rochín-Bañaga, who was not involved in the new research, has used the method to analyze ancient corals and belemnites, an extinct order of squidlike cephalopods.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Paleoanthropologists have once again sparked a debate after suggesting that a long-extinct human relative may have buried its dead more than 120,000 years before modern humans started funerary practices.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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In addition, models with a 90Hz mini LED touch display appeared and then disappeared from Dell's site during our review period.—
Charles Jefferies,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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On September 7, dog owner Brittany U'Wren was devastated to learn that her rescue Shitzu mix, named Lexi, had escaped through the garage and disappeared from her home in Lexington, Kentucky.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The now-defunct chatroom was then shut down sometime prior to the Perry High School shooting.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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Some residents have called for the defunct Shelby Park branch — a former Carnegie library — to reopen in its former home on the grounds of Shelby Park on east Oak Street.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
17 Sep. 2025
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But the worries quickly faded as the day began with calm waters.—
Amelia Wu,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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But while overall buyer demand has faded, new home construction has helped prop up housing market values in Sun Belt markets, Zillow found.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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By reprogramming ordinary cells—like skin fibroblasts—into stem cells, scientists hope to create eggs and sperm from individuals long gone.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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So many firsts, gone, charred to ash, just remnants of an area that once represented Black prosperity and joy.—
Maya Richard-Craven,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Troopers suspected Abrego Garcia was transporting undocumented immigrants since none of the passengers had identification or luggage, but he was only issued a warning for driving with an expired license.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Venezuelans with expired protections were fired from jobs, separated from children, detained by officers and even deported, lawyers for TPS holders said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Vanished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanished. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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