as in to disappear
to cease to be visible
the kids' rainy-day gloom evanesced the minute they heard that we were going out for ice cream
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Recent Examples of evanesce
Gilchrist replies, his voice brightening the way an ancient sun suddenly burns through an evanescing cloud.
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Chris Richards, Washington Post, 7 June 2023
Other details — running water, a smudged kingfisher — appear only to evanesce.
—Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2021
Monkfish in a gripping mussel broth found its voice in between sips of an off-dry Alsatian pinot gris, its honeyed sweetness just evanescing off the brine of the seafood.
—Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 3 Jan. 2020
The experience of simply having the experience, and letting each moment arrive unexpectedly and evanesce in its own time.
—Bess Matassa, Teen Vogue, 29 June 2018
The number of daily active users in March was lower than the average for the first quarter as a whole, a signal that Snap's user base may be evanescing into the void.
—Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, 2 May 2018
The arc of his coming to America is dizzying: mystery begat hype, hype yielded to skepticism, skepticism evanesced under sheer amazement.
—Si.com Staff, SI.com, 9 Apr. 2018
And with every new meeting, my hatred has evanesced like fog in a bright sun.
—Will Blythe, Esquire, 1 Apr. 2010
Chris Richards, Washington Post, 7 June 2023
Other details — running water, a smudged kingfisher — appear only to evanesce.
—Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2021
Monkfish in a gripping mussel broth found its voice in between sips of an off-dry Alsatian pinot gris, its honeyed sweetness just evanescing off the brine of the seafood.
—Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 3 Jan. 2020
The experience of simply having the experience, and letting each moment arrive unexpectedly and evanesce in its own time.
—Bess Matassa, Teen Vogue, 29 June 2018
The number of daily active users in March was lower than the average for the first quarter as a whole, a signal that Snap's user base may be evanescing into the void.
—Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, 2 May 2018
The arc of his coming to America is dizzying: mystery begat hype, hype yielded to skepticism, skepticism evanesced under sheer amazement.
—Si.com Staff, SI.com, 9 Apr. 2018
And with every new meeting, my hatred has evanesced like fog in a bright sun.
—Will Blythe, Esquire, 1 Apr. 2010
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evanesce
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When fall arrives, the Roberts family disappears into the woods.Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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But when the Hubble Space Telescope turned its gaze toward Neptune’s dark eye in 1994, the spot had disappeared.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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The opportunity to understand what went wrong vanished when Onyxx was cremated.Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
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The victim vanished on March 31, 2023 after dropping off her and Fravel’s two children at daycare in Winona.David K. Li, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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That paycheck or applause fades into the background as soon as a bigger challenge arises.Akin Akinpelu, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The color also faded a little after rubbing the sheets with sandpaper.Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Evanesce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evanesce. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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