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dewatering

verb

present participle of dewater
as in freeze-drying

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  1. evaporating
  2. drying
  3. dehydrating
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  • However, analysts have raised the alarm in recent weeks that these safety nets are rapidly evaporating due to the ongoing Middle East conflict.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Commodity execution is evaporating while judgment, direction and AI fluency command premiums.
    — Hammad Ali Nasir, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of evaporating
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  • Where canoes once rested beside fishing nets drying in the sun, housing developments and new infrastructure have appeared.
    — Sebastián López Brach, The Dial, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Dried ginger has more antioxidants than fresh ginger because drying concentrates its components and makes some compounds more potent.
    — Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of drying
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  • In addition to air-frying, the Joule also has toasting, baking, broiling, roasting, proofing, reheating, slow cooking, warming and dehydrating functions, as well as settings for bagels, pizza and cookies.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Guidance from Michigan State University recommends pretreating fruit by soaking it in a mixture of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) and cold water, and steam blanching vegetables before dehydrating them.
    — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of dehydrating
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“Dewatering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dewatering. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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