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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American man who vanished during dinner in tourist hot spot found dead.
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FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
As the local lore goes, a taxi driver on Archer Avenue picked up a strange woman who, during the ride, seemed to vanish.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Cox was also implicated in the deaths of J.J. and Tylee, who vanished in September 2019.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
As supply chains stretched across the globe in search of lower costs, many factories vanished from the American heartland.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2025
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FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
As the local lore goes, a taxi driver on Archer Avenue picked up a strange woman who, during the ride, seemed to vanish.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Cox was also implicated in the deaths of J.J. and Tylee, who vanished in September 2019.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
As supply chains stretched across the globe in search of lower costs, many factories vanished from the American heartland.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 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 19 Apr. 2025.
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