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 Defense Secretary, meanwhile, vanishes into a personal fog, thinking only of his daughter (Kaitlyn Dever), who lives in Chicago.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
However, analysts expect a sharp slump in the fourth quarter as the incentive for EV purchases vanishes.
—Rhea Rose Abraham, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Even if a manufacturer vanishes or declares bankruptcy, the law allows plaintiffs to pursue damages from retailers and distributors who put the product into commerce.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
In one sequence—a team-bonding water balloon fight at Coach Hudson's (Steve Zahn) lake house—the gentle Chad Powers vanishes.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
After Sade arrives at the prestigious Alfred Nobel Academy, the school year takes a turn when her roommate vanishes and another student winds up dead — putting Sade and her roommate’s friend, Baz, on the case.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Outside of these moments, the audience scatters, the conversation splinters, and the mirage vanishes.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Set in the slowly disappearing town of Malmberget in northern Sweden, the documentary explores what remains when a place vanishes – not only physically, but emotionally and culturally.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2025
In low Earth orbit (LEO), gravity vanishes, radiation spikes, and the rules of biology bend.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2025
Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
However, analysts expect a sharp slump in the fourth quarter as the incentive for EV purchases vanishes.
—Rhea Rose Abraham, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Even if a manufacturer vanishes or declares bankruptcy, the law allows plaintiffs to pursue damages from retailers and distributors who put the product into commerce.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
In one sequence—a team-bonding water balloon fight at Coach Hudson's (Steve Zahn) lake house—the gentle Chad Powers vanishes.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
After Sade arrives at the prestigious Alfred Nobel Academy, the school year takes a turn when her roommate vanishes and another student winds up dead — putting Sade and her roommate’s friend, Baz, on the case.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Outside of these moments, the audience scatters, the conversation splinters, and the mirage vanishes.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Set in the slowly disappearing town of Malmberget in northern Sweden, the documentary explores what remains when a place vanishes – not only physically, but emotionally and culturally.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2025
In low Earth orbit (LEO), gravity vanishes, radiation spikes, and the rules of biology bend.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanishes
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White disappears completely into the role without skirting parody, portraying the exhausted hitmaker as startled by his own numbness, blanked out and unsure of what to do next.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
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That Makima disappears for most of the remaining drama and chaos reiterates the film’s episodic quality.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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Along with being functional, these bowls offer a modern look with an embossed texture surrounding the exterior and gradient color scheme that fades from the smallest bowl to the largest.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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But once the novelty fades, no one will care how a video was made.—
Victor Riparbelli,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Vanishes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanishes. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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