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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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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.
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Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2015
Trump would be racing to cash in before the value of his holdings reached the vanishing point.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
The three meet in a vanishing point at the bottom edge as if a textbook illustration for Renaissance one-point perspective.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Ours pointed out fluffy booby hatchlings in the low branches of trees on one motu, and showed us up close the massive coconut crabs whose kind is coming back from the vanishing point.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
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Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2015
Trump would be racing to cash in before the value of his holdings reached the vanishing point.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
The three meet in a vanishing point at the bottom edge as if a textbook illustration for Renaissance one-point perspective.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Ours pointed out fluffy booby hatchlings in the low branches of trees on one motu, and showed us up close the massive coconut crabs whose kind is coming back from the vanishing point.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
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“Vanishing point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vanishing%20point. Accessed 20 Aug. 2024.
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