vanishes

present tense third-person singular of vanish

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of vanishes Major search sites and every buyer’s agent can still see how long it’s been for sale, and a home that vanishes for a few days and returns at the same price fools no one. — Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026 The two share an instant connection and set out to explore Biltmore, but Michael inexplicably vanishes. — Rachel Labonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026 The sinister presence torments the family, and when their two-year-old suddenly vanishes, fear spirals into hysteria and paranoia as the family confronts a terrifying force that has turned their connected world against them. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026 The goal is a sleek, seamless look, not a kitchen that literally vanishes or gets closed off from the rest of the house. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026 When a dog bolts into a canyon or vanishes under heavy tree cover, most tracking collars lose the signal. — Joe Mullich, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 And as always, at the top level, the sport is dependent upon manufacturer largesse, something that usually vanishes in the face of worsening economic outlooks. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026 What happens when the size is wrong, the card declines or the parcel vanishes on day nine? — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Washington just needs to act before the debt begins to spiral and fiscal space vanishes. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanishes
Verb
  • Midway through the conversation, Šeregi disappears, to pop up five minutes later, this time on a speedboat with the coastline receding behind him.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
  • But the people who have spent three seasons assigning that responsibility to Clark should explain why their standard apparently disappears when applying it would require them to make demands of Reese.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Together, these mechanisms paint a richer picture of why Orion's giant star fades and brightens.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Antonioni’s great innovation was that the story line fades away, along with conventional expectations about action, time, and dramatic resolution.
    — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

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“Vanishes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanishes. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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