as in disappears
to cease to be visible
the house vanished into the fog as we drove away
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Recent Examples of vanishes
One afternoon, while in Jeanne’s care, Mateo suddenly vanishes.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 May 2026
One day after taking Mateo to his beloved seashore, the child just vanishes sending Jeanne into a panic.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 May 2026
First, the Metatron mysteriously vanishes, removed completely from reality by someone who has stolen the Book of Life.
—ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
But when the creditor suddenly vanishes without a trace, the mystery unravels and affects members of Harmon's family.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
But then, the skier suddenly vanishes without a trace.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
The narrow-body Airbus A321 sweeps in from the left as the person vanishes and one of the plane’s engines catches fire.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 10 May 2026
This can actually be taken too far—4 or 5 big dashes and the character of the genever all but vanishes, while only one dash and the genever character could be too strong for those unacclimated to its malty idiosyncrasies.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 9 May 2026
If the black hole vanishes, what happens to all the information trapped inside it?
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 May 2026
One day after taking Mateo to his beloved seashore, the child just vanishes sending Jeanne into a panic.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 May 2026
First, the Metatron mysteriously vanishes, removed completely from reality by someone who has stolen the Book of Life.
—ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
But when the creditor suddenly vanishes without a trace, the mystery unravels and affects members of Harmon's family.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
But then, the skier suddenly vanishes without a trace.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
The narrow-body Airbus A321 sweeps in from the left as the person vanishes and one of the plane’s engines catches fire.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 10 May 2026
This can actually be taken too far—4 or 5 big dashes and the character of the genever all but vanishes, while only one dash and the genever character could be too strong for those unacclimated to its malty idiosyncrasies.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 9 May 2026
If the black hole vanishes, what happens to all the information trapped inside it?
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanishes
Verb
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The orderliness of their rhythms disappears.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
20 May 2026
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As the sun disappears into the horizon, the people gathered on the rocks spontaneously applaud.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Shows end and fame fades, but the beef stands will stay slinging.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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As for what happens when Pete fades entirely, that remains a mystery— but season 6 will finally have to reveal the answer.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
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“Vanishes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanishes. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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