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taken a powder

ADJECTIVE
gone
Synonyms
STRONG
absent consumed decamped deceased departed disappeared disintegrated displaced dissipated dissolved done elapsed ended finished flown lacking left lost missing moved passed quit removed retired shifted spent split transferred traveling vanished withdrawn
WEAK
AWOL astray away burned up dead defunct down the drain dried-up extinct no more nonextant not a sign of not here out the window over past taken leave turned to dust
Antonyms
STRONG
alive existing living present
WEAK
around current

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But all the various interest groups involved in the Miracle Valley beanfield war were satisfied because Abigail Tedesky—journalist, undercover cop, whatever—had finally taken a powder.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols