gone (away)

verb

Definition of gone (away)next
past participle of go (away)
as in melted (away)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gone (away)
  1. disappeared
  2. vanished
  3. evaporated
  4. dissolved
Verb
  • In May, a pair of Bayer fans attempting to view the sculpture from over a short brick wall on the backside of the property alerted Koko Bayer that the sculpture had disappeared.
    Andrew Travers, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Now that Christmas has passed, almost all seasonal tunes and albums have disappeared, making room for popular projects and cuts of all styles to surge.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of disappeared
Verb
  • Continue reading … MISSING IN ACTION – Congresswoman who quietly vanished from Capitol Hill has been living in a retirement facility.
    Fox News, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Some visions of moral progress look forward to a world in which the in-group/out-group distinction has vanished.
    Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of vanished
Verb
  • Although the outcomes continued to go against them and their chances of making the playoffs evaporated long ago, their effort never waned.
    Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The sheer amount of investment Russia made in Syria has now evaporated.
    Daniel Markind, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of evaporated
Verb
  • The Globes’ original organizing body later was dissolved and converted into a for-profit enterprise.
    Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • By mixing salt into a brine, the salt is already dissolved in the solution, making the effects immediate.
    Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of dissolved
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gone (away)

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“Gone (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gone%20%28away%29. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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