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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If at any point María Luisa hesitated, doubtful about the tastefulness of this colossus, those doubts vanished the moment a representative of the city council delivered a witty and audacious explanation of the arch.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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More importantly for automakers’ bottom lines, the financial penalties for not meeting fuel efficiency rules have all but vanished.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
3 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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Turn off the ice maker, remove the bin, and melt any ice that is stuck with warm water.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
3 Nov. 2025
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The South Australian Museum has launched an investigation into the mysterious impact, which left the car’s windscreen partially melted and the driver stunned.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Evaporate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaporate. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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