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
The twenty-per-cent commitment evaporated, however.
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Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Mary Washington went on another 14-2 run to establish the 13-point lead that evaporated.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
Instead of collapsing indefinitely or evaporating completely through Hawking radiation, the black hole reaches a stable state.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026
The summer sun can evaporate water before roots can absorb it.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2026
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Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Mary Washington went on another 14-2 run to establish the 13-point lead that evaporated.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
Instead of collapsing indefinitely or evaporating completely through Hawking radiation, the black hole reaches a stable state.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026
The summer sun can evaporate water before roots can absorb it.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaporate
Verb
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In April 2024, more than two decades after Kim Langwell disappeared, David Wiley was ready to talk to investigators.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Burring nettle is a winter annual that disappears during hot weather but seeds can sprout again in late fall.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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Between rising costs, vanishing support systems and nonstop scrutiny, parenthood, as Ej Dickson describes in One Bad Mother, has started to feel less like a choice than a trap.—
Micah Barkley,
Bloomberg,
10 Apr. 2026
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It's been one year since a wealthy Long Island couple vanished without a trace.—
Jennifer McLogan,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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When momentum faded, the stock rolled over, and those same lines flipped to resistance on the way down.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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The letters are printed on the sides of the keys rather than the top, which prevents fading.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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To fill the cracks in all the sculptures, the artist had melted vats of beeswax.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Again, the whole bite melted on my tongue.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Evaporate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaporate. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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