into thin air
idiom
: in a very sudden and mysterious way
My keys seem to have vanished/disappeared into thin air.
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As for Roche and Oz, the latter starts hearing voices again while Roche vanishes into thin air up in the mountains.
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Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2024
After that, the vessels seemingly vanished into thin air.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
The other is Kate's lifelong obsession with figuring out how to use science to make a raging tornado literally vanish literally into thin air.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 20 July 2024
In light of the developments with the boat in San Remo, the inspector is also looking for a man by the name of Tom Ripley, who has seemingly disappeared into thin air.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2024
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Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2024
After that, the vessels seemingly vanished into thin air.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
The other is Kate's lifelong obsession with figuring out how to use science to make a raging tornado literally vanish literally into thin air.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 20 July 2024
In light of the developments with the boat in San Remo, the inspector is also looking for a man by the name of Tom Ripley, who has seemingly disappeared into thin air.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Into thin air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into%20thin%20air. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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