without a trace
idiom
: without leaving any signs to show where one went
He disappeared/vanished without a trace.
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But there are other recipes, brands, and limited-time offerings that seem to disappear without a trace, however beloved.
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Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2025
The other vanished without a trace, leaving her husband a murder suspect.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2025
In June of 2004, his brother Steven disappeared without a trace while driving to their parent's cabin in Flaming Gorge, Utah.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
Clearly shaken by the confrontation, Van Buren's son, Harry (Joe Alwyn), rushes into László's moonlit concrete monument to Harrison's late mother, only to find that his father has vanished without a trace.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 25 Jan. 2025
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Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2025
The other vanished without a trace, leaving her husband a murder suspect.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2025
In June of 2004, his brother Steven disappeared without a trace while driving to their parent's cabin in Flaming Gorge, Utah.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
Clearly shaken by the confrontation, Van Buren's son, Harry (Joe Alwyn), rushes into László's moonlit concrete monument to Harrison's late mother, only to find that his father has vanished without a trace.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Without a trace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20a%20trace. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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