as in to disappear
to cease to be visible
the house vanished into the fog as we drove away
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Recent Examples of vanish
The story resembled that of Natalee Holloway, who vanished while on a graduation trip to Aruba two decades ago.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
Now, with all this money invested in his side of the ball — with more to come in the draft — the reasonable excuses will vanish.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025
The issue has also spilled over into Thailand, after a high-profile case involving 22-year-old Chinese actor Wang Xing, who vanished in Tak Province, near the Myanmar border.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Authorities planned to pull several vehicles from the Columbia River on Thursday, including a car believed to have belonged to a Portland couple who vanished in 1958 while out for a drive with their three daughters, including two whose bodies washed up at a dam the following year.
—CBS News, 6 Mar. 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
Now, with all this money invested in his side of the ball — with more to come in the draft — the reasonable excuses will vanish.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025
The issue has also spilled over into Thailand, after a high-profile case involving 22-year-old Chinese actor Wang Xing, who vanished in Tak Province, near the Myanmar border.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Authorities planned to pull several vehicles from the Columbia River on Thursday, including a car believed to have belonged to a Portland couple who vanished in 1958 while out for a drive with their three daughters, including two whose bodies washed up at a dam the following year.
—CBS News, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Vanish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanish. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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