vanishes

present tense third-person singular of vanish

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Recent Examples of vanishes Michael Rubenstein/Northwestern University View gallery - 5 images Engineers at Northwestern University have built a drone that vanishes without camouflage or transparent panels. New Atlas, 17 July 2026 The $50,000 cap vanishes for EV manufacturers headquartered in California. Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 14 July 2026 The Lense-Thirring effect, which pushes both orbital planes in the same direction, adds algebraically—the noise vanishes and the relativistic signal survives. Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026 Perhaps that last claim feels overblown, but movies indisputably falsify reality, presenting a world that seems hypervivid for a few hours but vanishes when the lights come up. Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026 The two fight, and Enola's mother, Eudoria comes to the rescue and saves her before Moriarty vanishes. Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026 Someone expresses displeasure, raises their voice slightly or applies the soft pressure of sustained silence, and the original position softens, shifts or vanishes entirely. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 When Hanna vanishes without a trace and her mother enlists Inés’ help as a translator, the search for the missing teenager raises questions and exposes hidden truths that test the young girl’s loyalties and echo her country’s dark history. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2026 Nine-year-old Elizabeth’s summer break takes a wild turn when her little brother Leo vanishes into the jungle. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanishes
Verb
  • Melanie, all tattooed and idiosyncratically homely with her uncorrected teeth and auteur air, disappears.
    Matt Thompson, SPIN, 13 July 2026
  • Your hyperactive dog catches the scent of a deer and, powered by his hunter's instinct, disappears in the forest.
    Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 11 July 2026
Verb
  • Without someone to introduce the work, answer questions, or model what a career in the field looks like, the specialty fades into the background.
    Gregory McDonald, STAT, 13 July 2026
  • Their heads are orange, stark against the dark blue hue of their torso, which fades to white, then orange and finally black down the length of their tails.
    Rylan DiGiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026

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

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