vanishing 1 of 2

noun

Definition of vanishingnext
as in melting

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vanishing

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verb

present participle of vanish
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 Synonyms for vanishing
  1. disappearing
  2. passing
  3. evaporation
  4. dissipation
Verb
  • The inquiry into their use came during a 2023 dispute between the city and the Crane Boulevard Safety Coalition, which stumbled on the disappearing messages after the city approved the construction of a home in Mount Washington.
    Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Attorneys for the coalition learned about the disappearing messages through the lawsuit’s discovery process.
    Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of disappearing
Noun
  • The last time the New York Stock Exchange closed trading to honor the passing of a former president was in December 2018, when former President George H. W. Bush died.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The markets' closure follows the earlier example set in 2018 for George H. W. Bush's passing.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of passing
Noun
  • The researchers can control the properties of the semiconductor structures by manipulating the kind of liquid used in the solution, the dimensions of the mold, and the solution’s rate of evaporation.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Upper Basin states see fewer chances to grow The Lower Basin partners formulated a plan that would take another 1.5 million acre-feet from them to account for evaporation losses in any year when the water stored in all Colorado River reservoirs falls to 58%.
    Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of evaporation
Noun
  • The beast is in ourselves, and, as Bonello posits, the realization of our desires also involves their dissipation.
    Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Overextension inevitably leads to frustration and the dissipation of limited resources.
    Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2021
Definition of dissipation
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