without a trace
idiom
: without leaving any signs to show where one went
He disappeared/vanished without a trace.
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The Best Supporting Actress winner, Alice Brady, was home with a broken ankle, and an unidentified man accepted on her behalf—then vanished without a trace, along with her award.
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Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2025
Eleven years ago, her fiancé Josh (Ashley Walters), the love of her life, vanished without a trace.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Jan. 2025
But this isn't the first mysterious family disappearance—Barbara's older brother also vanished without a trace 14 years earlier.
—Newsweek Staff, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
The buildable formula adds gorgeous volume without a trace of flaking or running.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 29 Dec. 2024
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Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2025
Eleven years ago, her fiancé Josh (Ashley Walters), the love of her life, vanished without a trace.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Jan. 2025
But this isn't the first mysterious family disappearance—Barbara's older brother also vanished without a trace 14 years earlier.
—Newsweek Staff, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
The buildable formula adds gorgeous volume without a trace of flaking or running.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 29 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 1 Feb. 2025.
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