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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
Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
In a time when headlines about the natural world often carry a heavy sense of loss — vanishing species, shrinking habitats — this discovery offers something different.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2026
But his experience with seeing three different relievers in a game all throwing 99 mph and bending, vanishing sliders is theoretical.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
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
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
All around the skiff, pink river dolphins pop up for air, their taut blush bodies arcing briefly before vanishing with barely a splash.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
In a time when headlines about the natural world often carry a heavy sense of loss — vanishing species, shrinking habitats — this discovery offers something different.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2026
But his experience with seeing three different relievers in a game all throwing 99 mph and bending, vanishing sliders is theoretical.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanishing
Noun
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The researchers behind the new study had previously found that climate change affects day length, as rising ocean levels—caused by the melting glaciers and the dwindling polar ice sheets—affect Earth’s spin.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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Produced by RoMn Beatz, the nearly three-minute song is an innovative melting pot of rhythms that includes reparto and ranchera music.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Due to the show’s tumultuous nature, actors cycle in and out of the spotlight, leading the action for a scene or two, then disappearing into the wings.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Once the account is set up, pre-teens won’t be able to access advanced features such as Meta AI, status updates, chat lock, app lock, location sharing, view-once messages, disappearing messages, and linked devices.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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David asked to join our call with Peter Callahan and his team, who presented a parade of playful, bite-sized riffs on classic dishes, designed for passing and stations since we’d opted against a seated dinner.—
Rachel Hodin,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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Tagovailoa finished with 466 passing yards to go along with three touchdowns and a pick.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The clubs, civic organizations and community events that once brought our forefathers together are largely fading away.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Produced by Edko Films and directed by Jack Ng, the film is set in 2012 at a fading hostess nightclub in Tsim Sha Tsui East.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Fuel demand tends to increase as the weather warms up and more cars hit the road, while gas stations also switch to more expensive summer-blend gasoline, which takes longer to produce and includes additives intended to reduce evaporation during warmer months.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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If air-drying indoors, use a fan or dehumidifier to speed evaporation.—
Katie Cloyd,
Martha Stewart,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The aluminum build is lightweight, sturdy, and handles heat dissipation well, and the 240Hz WQXGA display is bright and colorful, with crisp resolution and good contrast.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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These atomic motions define heat dissipation, chemical reactions and material properties.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The greater media pressure when the victim is a foreigner creates more incentive for the police and prosecutors to investigate a kidnapping, extortion, disappearance, or homicide.—
Armando Regil Velasco,
FOXNews.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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The lack of details about the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mom has left the Today anchor in a very weird place.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Vanishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanishing. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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