as in to disappear
to cease to be visible
by mid-morning the fog that had enshrouded the island had just evaporated
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Recent Examples of evaporate
From Madagascar to Nepal, young people have been driving protests, their grievances specific to each nation but broadly tied to weariness with corruption, crime, opaque governance and evaporating economic opportunities.
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Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Maybe Stephanie, but that’s her only hope, and that will probably evaporate if things stay good weather between Stephanie and the Cuban bros.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Andy Jones What the data says Burnley’s promotion was built on a strong defensive foundation, but that stability has quickly evaporated against Premier League opposition.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
After many false starts and setbacks, both technical and financial, the final result was a pen with a steel ball in a socket and an ink barrel filled with an ink paste that didn't evaporate like conventional ink.
—New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2025
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Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Maybe Stephanie, but that’s her only hope, and that will probably evaporate if things stay good weather between Stephanie and the Cuban bros.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Andy Jones What the data says Burnley’s promotion was built on a strong defensive foundation, but that stability has quickly evaporated against Premier League opposition.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
After many false starts and setbacks, both technical and financial, the final result was a pen with a steel ball in a socket and an ink barrel filled with an ink paste that didn't evaporate like conventional ink.
—New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaporate
Verb
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More than century later, Veblen’s theory hasn’t disappeared.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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Pike played Amy Elliott Dunne opposite Ben Affleck’s Nick in director David Fincher's film adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s 2012 novel about a wife who mysteriously disappears.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Pick devices that still get updates after the second product cycle, so bug fixes and security patches don’t vanish the moment a new model lands.—
William Jones,
jsonline.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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His title once gave him a degree of protection, but that safety net has vanished.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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For one night, under cold rain and flickering red lights, the noise faded.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Once summer flowers fade and growth stops, start cleaning up the garden.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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For brown butter, in a medium skillet heat butter over medium-low until melted.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, melt the butter in a sauté pan over medium heat.—
Kathryn Gregory,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Evaporate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaporate. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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