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
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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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The opportunity to understand what went wrong vanished when Onyxx was cremated.
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Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
The victim vanished on March 31, 2023 after dropping off her and Fravel’s two children at daycare in Winona.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
According to the Center for Migration Studies of New York, at least 5,400 people have died or vanished along the U.S.-Mexico border from August 2014 to August 2024.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Arms-control agreements have unraveled, diplomatic channels between adversaries have vanished, and establishing nuclear deterrence has never been more complicated.
—Uri Friedman, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
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Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
The victim vanished on March 31, 2023 after dropping off her and Fravel’s two children at daycare in Winona.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
According to the Center for Migration Studies of New York, at least 5,400 people have died or vanished along the U.S.-Mexico border from August 2014 to August 2024.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Arms-control agreements have unraveled, diplomatic channels between adversaries have vanished, and establishing nuclear deterrence has never been more complicated.
—Uri Friedman, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Vanish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vanish. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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