Meanings
nounvanishing act (plural vanishing acts)
plural vanishing acts
- literalA vanishing trick.
- broadlyfigurativelyA scenario when someone abruptly or mysteriously leaves, becomes impossible to contact, or disappears from public view.
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vanishing act. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vanishing%20act
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“vanishing act.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vanishing%20act. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vanishing act,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vanishing%20act.
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