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.
Recent Examples on the Web
In the film from writer-directors Celine Held and Logan George, when an eight-year-old girl mysteriously vanishes, a series of past deaths and disappearances start to link together, forever altering a broken family’s history.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Riverhead Books: $30) Two worlds collide when a teenager vanishes from her Adirondacks summer camp.
—The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024
Through in His Third Feature, an Engrossing Epic Starring Adrien Brody as a Visionary Architect
The child becomes a young woman, and the state of enchanted limbo between father and daughter vanishes.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Sep. 2024
However, with only 12 games remaining, the Missions' playoff hopes have all but vanished.
—Ronald Harrod, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Sep. 2024
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Riverhead Books: $30) Two worlds collide when a teenager vanishes from her Adirondacks summer camp.
—The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024
Through in His Third Feature, an Engrossing Epic Starring Adrien Brody as a Visionary Architect
The child becomes a young woman, and the state of enchanted limbo between father and daughter vanishes.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Sep. 2024
However, with only 12 games remaining, the Missions' playoff hopes have all but vanished.
—Ronald Harrod, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Sep. 2024
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“Vanish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vanish. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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