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
Because of this, small rain events can provide biologically relevant amounts of water instead of evaporating quickly.
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Matthew Sturchio, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
And lubricants would simply evaporate before lubricating.
—New Atlas, 29 May 2025
Yields have surged and demand is evaporating Japan’s 30- and 40-year bond yields have recently soared to record highs (3.2% and 3.5%, respectively) after years of being stuck near zero.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 28 May 2025
After the Seguin tally, Skinner allowed power-play markers from Heiskanen, Granlund and Duchene before the third period was six minutes old, as a two-goal Oilers lead evaporated.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Matthew Sturchio, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
And lubricants would simply evaporate before lubricating.
—New Atlas, 29 May 2025
Yields have surged and demand is evaporating Japan’s 30- and 40-year bond yields have recently soared to record highs (3.2% and 3.5%, respectively) after years of being stuck near zero.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 28 May 2025
After the Seguin tally, Skinner allowed power-play markers from Heiskanen, Granlund and Duchene before the third period was six minutes old, as a two-goal Oilers lead evaporated.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaporate
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This marks a significant expansion of the President's Choice line, which sees its limited-release bottles quickly disappear into the hands of bourbon collectors and whiskey enthusiasts.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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In a single week in June 2008, roughly 900 people at nine newspapers were informed their jobs would disappear.—
Megan Greenwell,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025
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Northwestern pond turtles have vanished from over half their range, which stretches from Baja California to Washington state.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2025
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Fans rapidly purchased the several thousand available copies, after which the collection vanished.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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Despite the metaverse hype having faded, Infinite Reality shows that investor belief in immersive environments remains, especially when linked to creator infrastructure or enterprise applications. 4.—
Elena Volotovskaya,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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When McBride isn’t answering the director’s questions and when Joynt is able to fade into the background, the documentary, which asserts little visual style other than fly-on-the-wall presence, is able to witness moments that showcase the unguarded McBride.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
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As well as melting ice, there’s another hazard destabilizing mountains: rain.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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Meanwhile, melting ice—caused by climate change—has exposed previously inaccessible natural resources and opened new shipping routes in the Arctic, intensifying competition among Washington, Moscow, Beijing, and other powers for control of the strategic region.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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“Evaporate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaporate. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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