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verb

past tense of evaporate

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Recent Examples of evaporated
Verb
As companies returned to offices, many of those promises evaporated. Essence, 10 Nov. 2025 The good vibes from such stellar play in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, quickly evaporated during the final 20 minutes, as North Carolina outscored KU 58-37 en route to a 87-74 victory. Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2025 The 49ers’ slim hopes evaporated. Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025 Cases in which Black people were scammed, robbed, or even killed evaporated in court because of the testimony law. Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025 This was proven once again when the blue team’s physical lead once again evaporated in the face of a puzzle. Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025 Cover with a tight-fitting lid; cook over medium, swirling skillet every couple of minutes, until water is evaporated and potatoes are tender, about 25 minutes. Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025 Poor defensive zone coverage, slapdash breakouts, all-thumbs execution on the puck, and an increasingly vacant effort led to the B’s seventh loss in eighth games and evaporated any good feeling earned by their win over the Avs. Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025 As investors and counterparties demanded collateral, the company’s liquidity evaporated, requiring a $182 billion government bailout, in exchange for an equity stake. Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaporated
Adjective
  • Heat decreases the amount of dissolved oxygen in water.
    Evan Bush, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
  • This was when Earth’s oceans witnessed an oceanic anoxic event, where vast areas became severely depleted of dissolved oxygen.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Evolution is incremental and Legends: Z-A is as significant as those increments can be within the confines of Game Freak’s condensed release schedule.
    Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
  • That’s an extremely condensed version of what ExpressVPN has gone through over the past few years.
    Jacob Roach, Wired News, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Aims of the science include learning how the oceans and magnetic field of Venus disappeared, and how plate tectonics changed the terrain.
    Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • After Brown disappeared, the owner of the bakery, Alice Lombardi, told CBS News that customers had come into the store and cried.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • One pump really does go a long way, thanks to its concentrated formula.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Luria and Kerrisdale both cite CoreWeave’s highly concentrated customer base as another potential peril—a reality that CoreWeave itself acknowledged in its last earnings report.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The film will include exclusive witness testimony, expert forensic analysis, and detailed graphic reconstructions that track the moment the thieves infiltrated the museum’s perimeter and vanished with the priceless treasure.
    Peter White, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Phil, Myrtle’s son, who lived out of state, became alarmed when a concerned neighbor later notified him that his mother had vanished.
    David Chiu, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Just as the story of the Valbanera has faded away, so has awareness of how Canary Islanders have affected the history of Latin America and the United States.
    Raul A. Reyes, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
  • In time, the spotlight faded again, and Game's life continued on.
    Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • It is designed to test for vaporized tobacco, marijuana, nicotine products, and e-cigarette devices.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Remove baking dish from oven, and stir until cheeses are completely melted; sprinkle evenly with chip mixture.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
  • As flames raged and doors melted shut, people jumped from windows and ran, some employees helping shield others from the growing inferno at the recycling plant, according to its owner.
    Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025

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“Evaporated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaporated. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.

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