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
Throughout February, the Conservatives' lead in the polls began to evaporate, according to Graves.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2025
But just like his wife and daughter, those ideas evaporated into thin air.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 24 Apr. 2025
Any closer to a star than its habitable zone band, and a planet's liquid water evaporates.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Some in the northern part of the metro were virga, where rain evaporates before hitting the ground.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2025
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2025
But just like his wife and daughter, those ideas evaporated into thin air.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 24 Apr. 2025
Any closer to a star than its habitable zone band, and a planet's liquid water evaporates.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Some in the northern part of the metro were virga, where rain evaporates before hitting the ground.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaporate
Verb
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Much of the production that Boston typically counts on disappeared.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Some bumblebee populations have been disappearing from the southern parts of their geographic range and have been found in cooler regions to the north and in more mountainous areas.—
Courtney McGinnis,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2025
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Hartford Courant Last word Couldn’t help but notice, the majestic 12-point beast that has been watching over Dunkin’ Park from the right field roof since day one — clearly visible even from the press box — mysteriously vanished this week.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2025
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There are definitely species that are at risk of vanishing from an area and not coming back.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 May 2025
Verb
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The issue of student rights has faded from headlines, though obstacles linger.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
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Hope for a similar easy resolution for the Wentz family quickly faded.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2025
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Arctic sea ice set a record low in March, and has been melting earlier in the year and advancing later, affecting the accessibility to food for polar bears in the region.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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There are sometimes only images: foggy white drizzle, melted rainbows in a gasoline puddle, pink foam insulation bursting between slats of splintered wood.—
Jia Tolentino,
New Yorker,
3 May 2025
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“Evaporate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaporate. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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