as in disappears
to cease to be visible
the house vanished into the fog as we drove away
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Recent Examples of vanishes
The forty-three-year gap between provocation and retaliation is a void between cause and effect into which all temporal logic vanishes.
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Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 13 Mar. 2026
The mother of an NBC News journalist vanishes from her Arizona home.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
The waste that vanishes from coastlines and shipping lanes doesn’t vanish at all.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
In biology, a Lazarus species is one that vanishes from the fossil record or from scientific observation for a prolonged period, only to turn up alive later.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2026
The world outside the taxi fades, vanishes.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
Now that Warner has chosen Paramount, that counterfactual vanishes.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
And with that, your money vanishes.
—Susan Shelley, Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
The story is driven by siblings Codi (10) and Vera (15), still reeling one year after their mother Loren vanishes during a mysterious accident at her hi-tech lab.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 13 Mar. 2026
The mother of an NBC News journalist vanishes from her Arizona home.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
The waste that vanishes from coastlines and shipping lanes doesn’t vanish at all.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
In biology, a Lazarus species is one that vanishes from the fossil record or from scientific observation for a prolonged period, only to turn up alive later.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2026
The world outside the taxi fades, vanishes.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
Now that Warner has chosen Paramount, that counterfactual vanishes.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
And with that, your money vanishes.
—Susan Shelley, Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
The story is driven by siblings Codi (10) and Vera (15), still reeling one year after their mother Loren vanishes during a mysterious accident at her hi-tech lab.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanishes
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If trust in the integrity of the game disappears, then interest is likely to follow.—
McKay Coppins,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
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The ship simply disappears from the map.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Support for DiCaprio fades, and Day-Lewis wins his third Oscar.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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Energy drinks can give you a quick burst of energy, but that boost often fades fast.—
Laura Dorwart,
Verywell Health,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Vanishes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanishes. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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