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as in disappearing
to cease to be visible
the house vanished into the fog as we drove away
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Recent Examples of vanishing
Alex Ross, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
Until Earhart disappeared on a round-the-world flight in 1937, New York judge Joseph Crater was the most renowned vanishing act.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Perhaps that sudden ellipsis – the vanishing of a crisis that nearly tore the alliance to shreds weeks earlier – was gift enough.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 15 Feb. 2026
When a breakdown at a gas station ends with Whitney vanishing, police dismiss it as a runaway, but Megan knows better.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
In the season 1 finale, it was revealed that Roman was an undercover FBI informant, which might have been the reason for his vanishing.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
His vanishing is what kickstarted everything.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
The vanishing of a core rivalry — a pairing of teams whose matchups bring the NBA to a halt — has been one of the consequences of the NBA’s brief parity era.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
Instead of just the solar disk vanishing, the entire corona disappeared.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
In addition to his wife vanishing, he was illegally captured by Joe Turner, the brother of the governor of Tennessee, and forced to work on a chain gang for seven years.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
As costs of both real estate and farming continue to rise, many parcels are vanishing without notice, making wine made from old vines increasingly scarce, especially in Napa.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2026
That vanishing act is central to the format.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Writers write to stop the truth from vanishing.
—Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
The oversized green scales that have greeted Publix shoppers for nearly a century are slowly vanishing as the manufacturer stopped making them in 2015.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
Savannah Guthrie speaks out on mother's vanishing The FBI recently received and is now analyzing potentially critical DNA recovered months ago from the Tucson, Arizona, home of Nancy Guthrie, sources familiar with the investigation told ABC News.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
With a new moon underway, vanishing into the sky on Friday, April 17, even the faintest meteors have a chance to shine.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
Sontag claimed to have forgotten about him, but his vanishing is better explained on writerly grounds.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
Until Earhart disappeared on a round-the-world flight in 1937, New York judge Joseph Crater was the most renowned vanishing act.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Perhaps that sudden ellipsis – the vanishing of a crisis that nearly tore the alliance to shreds weeks earlier – was gift enough.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 15 Feb. 2026
When a breakdown at a gas station ends with Whitney vanishing, police dismiss it as a runaway, but Megan knows better.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
In the season 1 finale, it was revealed that Roman was an undercover FBI informant, which might have been the reason for his vanishing.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
His vanishing is what kickstarted everything.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
The vanishing of a core rivalry — a pairing of teams whose matchups bring the NBA to a halt — has been one of the consequences of the NBA’s brief parity era.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
Instead of just the solar disk vanishing, the entire corona disappeared.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
After 26 minutes, that lead was vanishing.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
In addition to his wife vanishing, he was illegally captured by Joe Turner, the brother of the governor of Tennessee, and forced to work on a chain gang for seven years.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
As costs of both real estate and farming continue to rise, many parcels are vanishing without notice, making wine made from old vines increasingly scarce, especially in Napa.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2026
That vanishing act is central to the format.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Writers write to stop the truth from vanishing.
—Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
The oversized green scales that have greeted Publix shoppers for nearly a century are slowly vanishing as the manufacturer stopped making them in 2015.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
Savannah Guthrie speaks out on mother's vanishing The FBI recently received and is now analyzing potentially critical DNA recovered months ago from the Tucson, Arizona, home of Nancy Guthrie, sources familiar with the investigation told ABC News.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
With a new moon underway, vanishing into the sky on Friday, April 17, even the faintest meteors have a chance to shine.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanishing
Noun
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That number accounts for some melting.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Apr. 2026
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The first component is the melting tank, where lead ingots are loaded and liquefied.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Pistons’ fall from grace starts with their disappearing offense.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
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As Kai Havertz trudged off the pitch in the 34th minute of Arsenal’s win against Newcastle United on Saturday, there may have been some within the Arsenal fanbase who viewed it as an allegory for their team’s title chances disappearing down the tunnel of yet another season.—
Jon Mackenzie,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Pavia was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Year and won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm for best upperclassman quarterback after throwing for 3,539 passing yards and 29 touchdowns, both of which are single-season school records, to give the Commodores their first-ever 10-win season.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Within 20 minutes of the storm passing, help became available, said Austin Nickman.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Meanwhile, commercial-only business districts are fading.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Apr. 2026
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Dust and pollen are quicker to reveal themselves, and wear becomes apparent faster as dark colors are more prone to fading.—
Marisa Suzanne Martin,
The Spruce,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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When covered by a layer of mulch, soaker hoses lose very little water to evaporation.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2026
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With less evaporation, more water gets down to the roots.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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To come up with its data, Turbli analyzed eddy dissipation rates, which categorizes turbulence scores into light, moderate, moderate/severe, severe, and extreme.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Apr. 2026
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The cooling technology is much in need of the hour for AI, as traditional heat-dissipation and power-supply architectures are rapidly approaching their physical limits.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Denise’s disappearance shocked their family and their small hometown.—
Sarah Dahlberg,
NBC news,
26 Apr. 2026
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Kogut was asked about Kelly's disappearance.—
Mary Murphy,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Vanishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanishing. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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