without a trace
idiom
: without leaving any signs to show where one went
He disappeared/vanished without a trace.
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One day, during an innocent prank call in a phone booth, Richard shockingly witnesses his classmate violently get sucked into the phone receiver and disappear without a trace.
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 11 Feb. 2025
But there are other recipes, brands, and limited-time offerings that seem to disappear without a trace, however beloved.
—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
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 11 Feb. 2025
But there are other recipes, brands, and limited-time offerings that seem to disappear without a trace, however beloved.
—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
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“Without a trace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20a%20trace. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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