vanished; vanishing; vanishes
1
a
: to pass quickly from sight : disappear
b
: to pass completely from existence
2
: to assume the value zero
: to cause to disappear
vanisher
noun
Synonyms
Examples of vanish in a Sentence
The missing girl vanished without a trace a year ago.
The papers seem to have vanished into thin air.
Dinosaurs vanished from the face of the earth millions of years ago.
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For all that, local sports are in no danger of vanishing from the airwaves.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2024
In March, a screenprint of the Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong vanished from a community college in California.
—Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Oct. 2024
Mine, low to begin with, vanished as the book progressed, or, rather, failed to.
—Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Our current constellations will go all wobbly in the sky and then vanish.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2024
In March, a screenprint of the Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong vanished from a community college in California.
—Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Oct. 2024
Mine, low to begin with, vanished as the book progressed, or, rather, failed to.
—Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Our current constellations will go all wobbly in the sky and then vanish.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Vanish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vanish. Accessed 18 Oct. 2024.
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