vanished; vanishing; vanishes
1
a
: to pass quickly from sight : disappear
b
: to pass completely from existence
2
: to assume the value zero
: to cause to disappear
vanisher
noun
Examples of vanish in a Sentence
The missing girl vanished without a trace a year ago.
The papers seem to have vanished into thin air.
Dinosaurs vanished from the face of the earth millions of years ago.
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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.
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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
This advantage vanishes if diverse employees don’t feel safe expressing their unique perspectives.
—Ruth Rathblott, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
Every winter in the high Arctic, for example, the sun, hidden by the tilt of the Earth, vanishes for months.
—Asher Elbein, WIRED, 2 Mar. 2025
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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
This advantage vanishes if diverse employees don’t feel safe expressing their unique perspectives.
—Ruth Rathblott, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
Every winter in the high Arctic, for example, the sun, hidden by the tilt of the Earth, vanishes for months.
—Asher Elbein, WIRED, 2 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for vanish
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“Vanish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vanish. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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