as in extinct
no longer existing
the vanished tradition of the maypole as the center for May Day festivities
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as in disappeared
to cease to be visible
the house vanished into the fog as we drove away
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Recent Examples of vanished
Kelsie Cairns,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
When that sunset arrived and his shares converted to ordinary votes, the guardian vanished.
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Kyle Westaway,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
On June 27, 1995, Huisentruit, then a 27-year-old KIMT morning news anchor, vanished while on her way to work in Mason City, Iowa.
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Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
The pyramid’s base never vanished, but its proportional weight in the global distribution has measurably contracted.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
The world that Clive was such a wonderful representative of has now vanished completely with his passing.
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Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
29 June 2026
Etan vanished near his New York City home more than four decades ago.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Zafar Mawani and Guillermo Ortiz vanished on May 20 after reportedly leaving their home near Mexico City to buy a chair lift for Mawani's ailing mother.
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Charlie De Mar,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
By detecting these gamma rays, astronomers can trace the lingering remnants of ancient supernovae long after the original stars have vanished.
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Sam MacDonald,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
Verb
The release of footage follows a months-long investigation into the disappearance of Lynette Hooker, who vanished while on vacation with her husband Brian Hooker in the Bahamas in April.
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Kelsie Cairns,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
When that sunset arrived and his shares converted to ordinary votes, the guardian vanished.
—
Kyle Westaway,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
On June 27, 1995, Huisentruit, then a 27-year-old KIMT morning news anchor, vanished while on her way to work in Mason City, Iowa.
—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
The pyramid’s base never vanished, but its proportional weight in the global distribution has measurably contracted.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
The world that Clive was such a wonderful representative of has now vanished completely with his passing.
—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
29 June 2026
Etan vanished near his New York City home more than four decades ago.
—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Zafar Mawani and Guillermo Ortiz vanished on May 20 after reportedly leaving their home near Mexico City to buy a chair lift for Mawani's ailing mother.
—
Charlie De Mar,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
By detecting these gamma rays, astronomers can trace the lingering remnants of ancient supernovae long after the original stars have vanished.
—
Sam MacDonald,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanished
Adjective
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Excavators uncovered stone artifacts and bones of Stegodon florensis insularis, a bison-size extinct relative of elephants, near the Homo floresiensis fossils.
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Pittsburgh's National Aviary recently hatched two Guam kingfisher chicks, a species extinct in the wild.
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The news of the arrest caught the attention of the family of Amy McHale, a woman who was once married to Horsch’s father and disappeared nearly 10 years ago.
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Yet under the Third Circuit’s rule, a taxpayer may remain vulnerable long after records have disappeared and witnesses are unavailable, if a preparer intentionally falsified a return.
Adjective
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Syria has been without a parliament since the December 2024 offensive by insurgents led by al-Sharaa’s now defunct Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group, which ended the Assad family’s five-decade dynasty.
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Prosecutors in 2017 charged him with six counts of embezzlement, grand theft, money laundering and misappropriation of public funds in connection with his time as CEO of the now-defunct Stockton Boys and Girls Club.
Verb
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By the time the Giants jumped to a 2-0 lead in Tuesday’s second inning over West Sacramento’s A’s, the protestors had faded from the plaza.
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Election betting was common until the 1940s, then mysteriously faded away.
Adjective
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Suddenly, photos, videos, or important documents are just… gone.
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Room by room, the author takes us through the house, now long gone.
Adjective
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Customers can use their expired coupons until July 13.
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King recommends going through your refrigerator to throw away any expired or rotten food before cleaning the inside with soap and hot water.
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“Vanished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanished. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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