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
As water evaporated, the juice was ladled from vat to vat, progressively reducing until a thick, viscous syrup remained.
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Literary Hub, 29 July 2025
The water then evaporates into the atmosphere, making the local region feel more humid.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 24 July 2025
Today, with interest rates hovering near 7% and home values stabilizing, that safety valve has evaporated.
—Andrew Rosen, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
That wet phase of Martian history was billions of years ago, however, and all that water has since evaporated away into space or seeped deep underground.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 10 July 2025
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Literary Hub, 29 July 2025
The water then evaporates into the atmosphere, making the local region feel more humid.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 24 July 2025
Today, with interest rates hovering near 7% and home values stabilizing, that safety valve has evaporated.
—Andrew Rosen, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
That wet phase of Martian history was billions of years ago, however, and all that water has since evaporated away into space or seeped deep underground.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for evaporate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaporate
Verb
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Since then, that offensive production has all but disappeared.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
17 Aug. 2025
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Silhouette’s Atelier line takes the cat-eye into ethereal territory with a silhouette that lifts the face and disappears on it.—
Dan Michel,
Robb Report,
15 Aug. 2025
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Seventeen children vanish at exactly 2:17 a.m., leaving behind only one boy — Alex Lilly (Cary Christopher).—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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That funding — which totaled more than $250 million for the state, including about $192 million from Baldwin — vanished earlier this year after Congress passed a continuing resolution that did not include the earmarks.—
Lawrence Andrea,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The story of Elvis’ rise and fall hasn’t faded from the public imagination, proving irresistible to filmmakers like Sofia Coppola and Baz Luhrmann.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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The company is already expanding eastward, and backlash over the CEO’s address will fade quickly.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The ice packs had long melted, but the cans of soda were pretty dang refreshing.—
Francesca Krempa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 Aug. 2025
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Noem is pleased — but her Botox falters, and her face melts like a hot candle.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Evaporate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaporate. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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