as in disappearing
to cease to be visible
the house vanished into the fog as we drove away
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as in melting
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Recent Examples of vanishing
Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2025
The literary thriller charts the disappearance of a girl from an upstate New York summer camp — and links it to the mysterious vanishing of her brother years earlier.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
This kind of waste, activists say, is contributing to the vanishing of the Great Salt Lake, which three years ago reached a record, concerning low.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2025
The legend began after a series of bizarre and terrifying encounters in which settlers reported seeing the ghostly figure charging through the desert, sometimes trampling livestock or vanishing into the night.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Across the country, hospitals are vanishing, and a new wave of Medicaid cuts could accelerate the collapse.
—Selina Wang, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
Despite Hurricane Humberto vanishing off the map and Post-Tropical Cyclone Imelda safely out to sea, there’s no breather for the Atlantic this October.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
But those scraps of goodwill may be vanishing.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2025
That kind of discovery is vanishing.
—Eric Markowitz, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
The Kirkland Signature Butter Cinnamon Sugar Loaf, first spotted as early as 2017, has developed a reputation for vanishing from shelves for long stretches, leaving customers to wonder if it was discontinued or simply seasonal.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
This mindset leads to silent burnout, broken health and brilliant people quietly vanishing from the workforce.
—Anastasia Paruntseva, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
Instead of just the solar disk vanishing, the entire corona disappeared.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2025
The literary thriller charts the disappearance of a girl from an upstate New York summer camp — and links it to the mysterious vanishing of her brother years earlier.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
This kind of waste, activists say, is contributing to the vanishing of the Great Salt Lake, which three years ago reached a record, concerning low.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
Large vanishing glass walls unite the indoors with the outdoors.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2025
The legend began after a series of bizarre and terrifying encounters in which settlers reported seeing the ghostly figure charging through the desert, sometimes trampling livestock or vanishing into the night.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Across the country, hospitals are vanishing, and a new wave of Medicaid cuts could accelerate the collapse.
—Selina Wang, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
Despite Hurricane Humberto vanishing off the map and Post-Tropical Cyclone Imelda safely out to sea, there’s no breather for the Atlantic this October.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
But those scraps of goodwill may be vanishing.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2025
That kind of discovery is vanishing.
—Eric Markowitz, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
The Kirkland Signature Butter Cinnamon Sugar Loaf, first spotted as early as 2017, has developed a reputation for vanishing from shelves for long stretches, leaving customers to wonder if it was discontinued or simply seasonal.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
This mindset leads to silent burnout, broken health and brilliant people quietly vanishing from the workforce.
—Anastasia Paruntseva, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanishing
Verb
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The idea of those benefits disappearing is raising alarms in New Mexico, where more than 1 in 5 people relies on them.—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Twin Cities,
16 Oct. 2025
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Its plumpness was waning, its folds disappearing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Plastic containers in particular pose of risk of melting and even leaking potentially harmful chemicals into your food if heated.—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
20 Oct. 2025
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If Michael Jackson moonwalked so that Prince could show us the face of God with his brain-melting 2007 set, the NFL’s reaction to Fox’s inspired bit of devilry set the stage for the league’s eventual takeover of the American psyche.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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According to researcher and photographer Roberto García-Roa, the vibrant pigments that butterflies once relied on to attract mates and hide from prey are now fading away as colorful tropical forests are replaced with monochrome infrastructure.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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The traditional distinctions between linear and streaming are fading away for sports, however.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The magnitude of his passing is of epic proportions, and beyond comprehension.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
17 Oct. 2025
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Rodgers needed 116 passing yards to pass Roethlisberger and cruised past him with a 15-yard connection with Jaylen Warren in the second quarter.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Because the Depression would hold a lot of water — 290 mi3 (1,200 km3), or about 30% the volume of the Grand Canyon — filling it would reduce worldwide ocean levels by 3 millimeters, and its constant evaporation would slow the rise of ocean levels by up to 6%.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Oct. 2025
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Much of the area was historically used as industrial salt farms, as evidenced by the rusty-red evaporation ponds still visible by air.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Lorenzo is expected to weaken into a dissipation.—
MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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Battery Life Apple improved battery life in the iPhone 17 Pro through better heat dissipation and by creating more space for a bigger battery.—
Jakob Schiller,
Outside,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Three months after Jan’s disappearance, authorities finally found Berchtold.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Robot Rose then meets a lounge singer whose disappearance draws him into a conspiracy.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Vanishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanishing. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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