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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
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
Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Before vanishing from the historical record, Armijo submitted a confoundingly short report to the New Mexico governor.
—Mike Bezemek, Outside, 29 Oct. 2025
The vanishing dining room During the pandemic, many homeowners repurposed their dining rooms into offices, playrooms, or classrooms for their kids.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
Rather, they have been written to capture, somehow, a complicated, fragmentary and/or vanishing story of great importance to the author.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
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
The shutdowns are part of a larger pattern of vanishing newspapers nationwide.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Rural hospitals are vanishing, and Medicaid cuts could accelerate the collapse.
—Selina Wang, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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
Verb
Arredondo allegedly stabbed Paulos 30 times before fleeing the scene and then vanishing altogether, police said.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Before vanishing from the historical record, Armijo submitted a confoundingly short report to the New Mexico governor.
—Mike Bezemek, Outside, 29 Oct. 2025
The vanishing dining room During the pandemic, many homeowners repurposed their dining rooms into offices, playrooms, or classrooms for their kids.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
Rather, they have been written to capture, somehow, a complicated, fragmentary and/or vanishing story of great importance to the author.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
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
The shutdowns are part of a larger pattern of vanishing newspapers nationwide.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Rural hospitals are vanishing, and Medicaid cuts could accelerate the collapse.
—Selina Wang, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanishing
Noun
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Think of it as more product, less melting ice.—
Susanne Fowler,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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This kind of ice plain melting has happened before.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Lennon, 44, was accused of staging a bloody abduction scene at an Oklahoma hotel in 2012 and disappearing after he was charged with child pornography, federal authorities said.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
7 Nov. 2025
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Springsteen’s coming off a massive E Street Band tour and disappearing into himself.—
Henry Selick,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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This episode was recorded 12 days prior to the passing of her mother Diane Ladd.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Following the initiative’s passing, the city created a Sacramento Children’s Fund Planning and Oversight Commission to help develop a strategic funding plan.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Specifically, the official tasting notes detail cedar, nutmeg, and cinnamon on the nose; vanilla extract, butterscotch, and black pepper on the palate; and fading black pepper and some more cinnamon on the finish.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
11 Nov. 2025
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When Susana’s fading mind begins to fold past and present into one, the film becomes a meditation on time and the traces family stories leave behind.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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This is because warmer air can carry greater amounts of moisture, and warming seas also allow for the evaporation of greater amounts of water vapor into the atmosphere, giving hurricanes more energy.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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The evaporation of food assistance would likely hit the region hard.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The net result would be the dissipation of the beam's energy.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Apple’s new top-of-the-line handset has its best cameras to date, an improved heat dissipation system and its most significant physical redesign in years.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The case took an unexpected turn on Friday when Buzzard, 40, was arrested on a charge of false imprisonment – but not for the disappearance of her daughter.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Here's everything to know about the final episode of the limited series and the real explanation behind Milo's disappearance.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Vanishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanishing. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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