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as in disappearing
to cease to be visible
the house vanished into the fog as we drove away
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Recent Examples of vanishing
Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Until Earhart disappeared on a round-the-world flight in 1937, New York judge Joseph Crater was the most renowned vanishing act.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Perhaps that sudden ellipsis – the vanishing of a crisis that nearly tore the alliance to shreds weeks earlier – was gift enough.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 15 Feb. 2026
When a breakdown at a gas station ends with Whitney vanishing, police dismiss it as a runaway, but Megan knows better.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
In the season 1 finale, it was revealed that Roman was an undercover FBI informant, which might have been the reason for his vanishing.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
His vanishing is what kickstarted everything.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
The vanishing of a core rivalry — a pairing of teams whose matchups bring the NBA to a halt — has been one of the consequences of the NBA’s brief parity era.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
Instead of just the solar disk vanishing, the entire corona disappeared.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
This verdict about the vanishing house is on appeal.
—Dave Lieber
feb. 25, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
To Camille, Kyle is a woman who threatens her vanishing worth and desirability.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
The mechanism by which vanishing tariff revenues fuel the deficit is straightforward but massive in scale.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
Las Culturistas cohost Bowen Yang, who recently departed SNL and has a thriving career in movies and TV, grows reflective at the thought of the traditional late-night format vanishing altogether—and with it the power to speak to a wide range of Americans all at once.
—Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026
Stitt and Moore are the leaders of the National Governors Association, one of a vanishing few bipartisan institutions left in American politics.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
He’s expected to be moved off their roster after vanishing amid last season’s knee rehabilitation.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
Those distinctive features give the species a look that is at once gentle and unmistakable — a face that, for the wildlife community, has become a symbol of how close a species can come to vanishing entirely and still find a path back.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
The children, two by two, walked into the woods solemnly, the hurricane lamp swinging, the light vanishing and then returning.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Until Earhart disappeared on a round-the-world flight in 1937, New York judge Joseph Crater was the most renowned vanishing act.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Perhaps that sudden ellipsis – the vanishing of a crisis that nearly tore the alliance to shreds weeks earlier – was gift enough.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 15 Feb. 2026
When a breakdown at a gas station ends with Whitney vanishing, police dismiss it as a runaway, but Megan knows better.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
In the season 1 finale, it was revealed that Roman was an undercover FBI informant, which might have been the reason for his vanishing.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
His vanishing is what kickstarted everything.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
The vanishing of a core rivalry — a pairing of teams whose matchups bring the NBA to a halt — has been one of the consequences of the NBA’s brief parity era.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
Instead of just the solar disk vanishing, the entire corona disappeared.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
The mortgage, the cornerstone of wealth building for generations of Americans, is vanishing.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
This verdict about the vanishing house is on appeal.
—Dave Lieber
feb. 25, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
To Camille, Kyle is a woman who threatens her vanishing worth and desirability.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
The mechanism by which vanishing tariff revenues fuel the deficit is straightforward but massive in scale.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
Las Culturistas cohost Bowen Yang, who recently departed SNL and has a thriving career in movies and TV, grows reflective at the thought of the traditional late-night format vanishing altogether—and with it the power to speak to a wide range of Americans all at once.
—Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026
Stitt and Moore are the leaders of the National Governors Association, one of a vanishing few bipartisan institutions left in American politics.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
He’s expected to be moved off their roster after vanishing amid last season’s knee rehabilitation.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
Those distinctive features give the species a look that is at once gentle and unmistakable — a face that, for the wildlife community, has become a symbol of how close a species can come to vanishing entirely and still find a path back.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanishing
Noun
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Expect the melting ice cube metaphor to come into play sooner or later as well.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
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But the Primrose is more a cauldron of prejudice and misunderstanding than a melting pot.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Those partnerships can be profitable, but the easy money for Wall Street is disappearing.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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Palomas and classy Aperol spritzes are in, mocktails and nonalcoholic beers are rising, and espresso martinis aren’t disappearing anytime soon.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There was no evident friction in the relationship between Linda Pinto and Epstein following Alberto’s passing.—
Adam Robb,
Curbed,
3 Mar. 2026
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Altmyer finished his three-year stint in Illinois with 7,607 passing yards, 57 passing touchdowns and 21 interceptions.—
Mike Kaye
March 3,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Produced by Edko Films, and starring Dayo Wong and Sammi Cheng, the film is set in 2012 at a fading hostess nightclub in Tsim Sha Tsui East.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
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His return comes at an opportune time, with the Panthers clinging to fading hopes of reaching the Stanley Cup playoffs to try to win a third consecutive title and with injuries still hampering the team.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The graphene oxide forms an efficient heat-transfer network, spreading thermal energy across the membrane as the battery heats up, while the active carbon fiber’s porous structure maximizes surface area for water evaporation.—
Etiido Uko
March 04,
New Atlas,
4 Mar. 2026
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However, midmorning is acceptable in the cooler times of the year because the potential for water evaporation will be less of a problem.—
Michelle Mastro,
The Spruce,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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These atomic motions define heat dissipation, chemical reactions and material properties.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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Experts question the feasibility and timeline, citing technological challenges including radiation-resistant chips, heat dissipation and communication obstacles.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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An appellate court on Friday overturned the murder conviction of Antolin Garcia Torres, the man serving life without parole in the 2012 disappearance of 15-year-old Sierra LaMar, a crime that captivated the region in part because her body has never been found.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Authorities opted not to charge him over Cheryl’s disappearance, and the case remained open.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Vanishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanishing. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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