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vanishing point
noun
1
: a point at which receding parallel lines seem to meet when represented in linear perspective
2
: a point at which something disappears or ceases to exist
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In his hand — a third individual gold medal in an unmatched career that isn’t over but is maybe approaching a vanishing point.
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Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024
This perception, in which lines in two-dimensional space appear to meet at a point called the vanishing point, is often used in art to portray relative distances.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 18 Oct. 2024
But that neat dichotomy between government and business has blurred to the vanishing point.
—Peter Georgescu, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Political and economic developments in the Middle East have reduced the opportunities for effective American intervention to a vanishing point, and policymakers in Washington have been recognizing that and acting accordingly.
—Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2015
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Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024
This perception, in which lines in two-dimensional space appear to meet at a point called the vanishing point, is often used in art to portray relative distances.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 18 Oct. 2024
But that neat dichotomy between government and business has blurred to the vanishing point.
—Peter Georgescu, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Political and economic developments in the Middle East have reduced the opportunities for effective American intervention to a vanishing point, and policymakers in Washington have been recognizing that and acting accordingly.
—Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2015
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“Vanishing point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vanishing%20point. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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