vanish
verb (used without object)
to disappear from sight, especially quickly; become invisible.
is vanishing
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present progressiveof vanish (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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These shifts prompt the question: What constitutes personal anonymity in a world where the line between personal and public is vanishing?
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2025
Lastly, the knowledge so essential to cooperative hunting, fishing, and foraging is vanishing as new generations eschew the labor-intensive practices—and often rural livelihoods altogether.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 17, 2024
But they also found that climate models tend to underestimate the rate at which sea ice is vanishing from the Arctic.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 7, 2023
The Great Salt Lake is vanishing, two-thirds of it gone and still shrinking.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 31, 2022
I search for Ma’s snowy Afro, but it is vanishing between the fingers of the woman on the chair.
From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
