without a trace
idiom
: without leaving any signs to show where one went
He disappeared/vanished without a trace.
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The buildable formula adds gorgeous volume without a trace of flaking or running.
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Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 29 Dec. 2024
Writer-director Levan Akin brings us into the byways of the marginalized without a trace of exploitation.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
Immediately after the Korean War, when the order was issued to round up all leftists, my uncle had suddenly disappeared without a trace, and his whereabouts were still unknown.
—Lee Chang-Dong, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
The navy hoped the corpses would disappear without a trace, but in at least 65 cases bodies washed onto beaches in Argentina and Uruguay.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 29 Dec. 2024
Writer-director Levan Akin brings us into the byways of the marginalized without a trace of exploitation.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
Immediately after the Korean War, when the order was issued to round up all leftists, my uncle had suddenly disappeared without a trace, and his whereabouts were still unknown.
—Lee Chang-Dong, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
The navy hoped the corpses would disappear without a trace, but in at least 65 cases bodies washed onto beaches in Argentina and Uruguay.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Without a trace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20a%20trace. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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