went (away)

verb

Definition of went (away)next
past tense of go (away)
as in disappeared

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  1. disappeared
  2. evaporated
  3. melted
  4. fled
Verb
  • Thousands walk out of Syrian prisons as families search desperately for the disappeared.
    Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Megafauna seem to have disappeared around the end of the Pleistocene, after humans’ Asia-to-America migration.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of disappeared
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  • Almost $6 trillion evaporated after the dot-com collapse in the early 2000s, and the global economic system crashed when the housing bubble burst in 2008.
    Byrne Hobart, Big Think, 10 Dec. 2024
  • For maybe an eight-minute stretch of that quarter, the Nuggets were making their rotations with tenacity, and a 16-point deficit evaporated.
    Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of evaporated
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  • Microwave white chocolate chips in a medium heatproof bowl on HIGH in 15-second intervals until melted, about 1 minute, stirring between intervals.
    Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring constantly and scraping bottom of saucepan with a silicone spatula, until chocolate is melted and smooth, about 3 minutes.
    Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of melted
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  • The United Nations has said more than 30 million people need aid, and some 12 million have fled their homes.
    Reuters, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Most of her family fled Syria to Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, but Sharifi has recently begun talking to them about reuniting in Syria once the country is stable and the airport reopens.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of fled
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