disappear/vanish into thin air

idiom

: to disappear completely in a way that is mysterious
The papers seem to have vanished into thin air.

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Inej’s slipperiness during the heist, coupled with her aptitude with blades and her previously seen ability to vanish into thin air, marks her as a de facto ninja. Nick Schager, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2021 Just after the last sunset of the year, eight scientists at a secretive research station seem to vanish into thin air. Alison Herman, Variety, 12 Jan. 2024 There’s no way that my brother would just vanish into thin air like this. Melissa Alonso, CNN, 7 Sep. 2023 After helping guide a frustrated fashionista to leave their cheating boyfriend, Parris assisted a viewer who apparently witnessed a family of ducklings disappear into thin air in the middle of the road. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2023 To many, the snow that seemed to vanish into thin air would go unnoticed. WIRED, 29 July 2023 Prepare to relax as your concerns disappear into thin air with ease. Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 June 2023 That sets off an obsessive hunt when Dellrayne appears to vanish into thin air off the top of a tall building after using some kind of mind control on Rourke’s law enforcement colleagues. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2023 This year should be no different as WrestleMania is once again part-timer heavy, with the likes of Lita, Trish Stratus, Logan Paul and John Cena all likely to vanish into thin air following WrestleMania 39. Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023

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