vanish
verb (used without object)
to disappear from sight, especially quickly; become invisible.
have vanished
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present perfectof vanish.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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And almost 40% of all local U.S. newspapers have vanished, according to an annual report on the state of local news put out by Northwestern University’s Medill journalism school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Indeed, in the past four years, a further 1,500 jobs have vanished.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The tourists left an indelible mark on the city, but now they have vanished.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
It also opens new possibilities for studying extinct animals at the molecular level, potentially giving scientists access to biological information that was once assumed to have vanished during fossilization.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
Not only are the scars from the arena gone, but those accumulated over years of hunting have vanished without a trace.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
