vanishes

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Gradually the gray vanishes, and a beautiful, pale, vapory blue --

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  1. intransitive verb To pass out of sight, especially quickly; disappear. See Synonyms at disappear.
  2. intransitive verb To pass out of existence.
  3. intransitive verb Mathematics To become zero. Used of a function or variable.

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  • Yet another company that vanishes, and we have no idea what will happen to their backlog of games. —  GoNintendo.com Podcast
  • It is still useful even as the old two party system fades and vanishes, as democrats and republicans (the ones in true power, not the ones at the fringes) become the same effective thing. —  Alex Jones' Prison Planet.com
  • He plucks the gun from her hand and vanishes, and once he's gone, the bullet ricochets against the door, and Claire looks around warily. —  Television Without Pity
  • Once their children grow up and their usefulness in the workplace vanishes, they may feel isolated and alone.
  • Whittier mysteriously vanishes, all evidence of his very existence erased, and Caulfield starts to investigate on his own, resulting in several attempts on his life. —  DVD Verdict
 

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