evaporating

present participle of evaporate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of evaporating However, analysts have raised the alarm in recent weeks that these safety nets are rapidly evaporating due to the ongoing Middle East conflict. Sam Meredith, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026 Commodity execution is evaporating while judgment, direction and AI fluency command premiums. Hammad Ali Nasir, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Novo Nordisk currently reuses some process water in cooling towers, where the water helps remove excess heat before eventually evaporating. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026 The result of this cooler atmosphere will be one more prone to squeezing out tropical moisture rather than just evaporating it. Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026 The evaporating tariff windfall was a $200 billion hit to this year’s budget. Diane Brady, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 Wi-Fi’s origins trace back, in part, to a team of Australian radio astronomers trying to detect signals from evaporating black holes. IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2026 A lot of the solar energy goes into evaporating the moisture in the air, so in drier climates, more of the Sun’s energy can go directly into heating the air. Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 Even worse than high temperatures is high humidity, which prevents sweat from evaporating and cooling the body. Scott McFetridge, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaporating
Verb
  • But that sense of security is now one play away from vanishing.
    Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The research makes a compelling case that in the age of AI, the once-bright line between data and executable code is vanishing.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • But there’s a difference between empowering people to do their jobs and disappearing from leadership.
    Laura Muirhead, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Car wrecks and other mishaps lead to people disappearing, only to be later found submerged underwater.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Any leftover spotty shower threat is fading quickly, and the afternoon and evening look dry.
    Kate Bilo, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The winning nail polishes, topcoats, and press-ons are selected for their ability to resist chips, peeling, and fading through everyday wear.
    Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Rancher Jay Fetcher said that with climate change, the snow is melting much earlier in the spring on his high-elevation pastures.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Opposition is melting in Asia and Europe amid improved reactor designs and desperation for more power.
    Editorial Board, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2026

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“Evaporating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaporating. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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