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
CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
But that goodwill appeared to have vanished by Wednesday.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
Large tent camps in Sheikh Radwan, Al-Shati Refugee Camp, and Rimal—neighborhoods west of Jabalia in northern Gaza—have almost entirely vanished, according to the imagery.
—Camilla Alcini, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2025
Elk all but vanished from the park during the 1900s, and a project to re-introduce the species began in 2001 with the released 25 elk to the region, the NPS says.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2025
The trade itself, the act of ice harvesting, vanished, but the work of keeping things cold multiplied a hundredfold.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Rogers, a 35-year-old mother of five, vanished from Bardstown, Kentucky, and her body has never been found.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Sep. 2025
Instead, the lawsuit alleges that Clifton never put in a dime, while Foltz’s money vanished.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
While the likes of McDonald’s and Subway have hardly vanished from terminals, concessions companies are increasingly wooing popular local eateries and celebrity chefs to bring their signature menu items to the traveling public.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
The piece, decorated with spherical lapis lazuli beads, vanished from a safe in a conservation laboratory on September 9.
—CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
But that goodwill appeared to have vanished by Wednesday.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
Large tent camps in Sheikh Radwan, Al-Shati Refugee Camp, and Rimal—neighborhoods west of Jabalia in northern Gaza—have almost entirely vanished, according to the imagery.
—Camilla Alcini, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2025
Elk all but vanished from the park during the 1900s, and a project to re-introduce the species began in 2001 with the released 25 elk to the region, the NPS says.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2025
The trade itself, the act of ice harvesting, vanished, but the work of keeping things cold multiplied a hundredfold.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Rogers, a 35-year-old mother of five, vanished from Bardstown, Kentucky, and her body has never been found.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Sep. 2025
Instead, the lawsuit alleges that Clifton never put in a dime, while Foltz’s money vanished.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
While the likes of McDonald’s and Subway have hardly vanished from terminals, concessions companies are increasingly wooing popular local eateries and celebrity chefs to bring their signature menu items to the traveling public.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanished
Adjective
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Rochín-Bañaga, who was not involved in the new research, has used the method to analyze ancient corals and belemnites, an extinct order of squidlike cephalopods.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Paleoanthropologists have once again sparked a debate after suggesting that a long-extinct human relative may have buried its dead more than 120,000 years before modern humans started funerary practices.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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In addition, models with a 90Hz mini LED touch display appeared and then disappeared from Dell's site during our review period.—
Charles Jefferies,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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On September 7, dog owner Brittany U'Wren was devastated to learn that her rescue Shitzu mix, named Lexi, had escaped through the garage and disappeared from her home in Lexington, Kentucky.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The now-defunct chatroom was then shut down sometime prior to the Perry High School shooting.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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Some residents have called for the defunct Shelby Park branch — a former Carnegie library — to reopen in its former home on the grounds of Shelby Park on east Oak Street.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But those glasses never really took off and eventually faded away.—
Cortney Harding,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The study found that entering the workforce during a recession was associated with a roughly 10% reduction in wages in the first year of employment, an effect that mostly faded after seven years after graduation.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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By reprogramming ordinary cells—like skin fibroblasts—into stem cells, scientists hope to create eggs and sperm from individuals long gone.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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So many firsts, gone, charred to ash, just remnants of an area that once represented Black prosperity and joy.—
Maya Richard-Craven,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Disputing the charge with your credit card company within 60 days under the Fair Credit Billing Act might have also worked, even with an expired card (issuers can often route refunds to new accounts).—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Throw out expired food, and store like items together to make meal preparation more manageable.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Vanished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanished. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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