goes (away)

verb

Definition of goes (away)next
present tense third-person singular of go (away)
as in disappears

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  1. disappears
  2. evaporates
  3. melts
  4. flees
Verb
  • One in the west shines exceptionally brightly as the sky darkens, but then disappears.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • When her roommate Elizabeth disappears on Sade’s first night, rumors begin to fester—until the popular girls, known as the Unholy Trinity, take Sade under their wing.
    Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of disappears
Verb
  • With such slight humidity, the natural moisture in your skin and body evaporates rapidly.
    Sara Button, AFAR Media, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The resulting mixture is sprayed through a nozzle, which evaporates the solvent leaving spherical particles behind that are then electrochemically treated the same way as the ground char.
    Alex Knapp, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of evaporates
Verb
  • In turn, the sun melts away the snow, feeding the plants and giving rise to flowers, rainbows and eventually, beautifully, spring.
    Margaux Laskey, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Dark chocolate, a term encompassing both semisweet and bittersweet varieties, boasts bouquets of rich flavor with notes of citrus, nuts, caramel, tropical fruit, and more, which blossom on your tongue as the chocolate slowly melts away.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of melts
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  • In this Danish Oscar-winner, Babette, a chef, flees violence in France and comes to work for two saintly sisters leading a flock of believers in 19th century Denmark.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Syrians take to the streets in jubilation as Bashar al Assad reportedly flees.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of flees
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