evaporating

present participle of evaporate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of evaporating Book review sections are evaporating; NPR has been eviscerated; and social media followings no longer seem to be reliably converting into book sales. Literary Hub, 15 July 2026 This means more of the sun's energy goes into evaporating plant and soil moisture as opposed to causing the temperature to rise. Trey Fulbright, CBS News, 1 July 2026 Sweat itself does not cool the body down, but the process of it evaporating off of the skin and turning into water vapour essentially transports heat away from the body and into the air. Victoria Forster, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 But the district acknowledged in public meetings and in our interviews that all the water leaking and evaporating along the way is wasteful. Emily Cureton Cook, ProPublica, 26 June 2026 Liquid versions of this technology worked, but used toxic, fast-evaporating solvents. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2026 Add a layer of mulch over the top of the soil to keep moisture from evaporating quickly. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 June 2026 This protective layer of plant matter will help keep water from evaporating readily from the soil. Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026 The air that’s pushed down helps your body remove excess heat and aids in evaporating perspiration. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaporating
Verb
  • Meanwhile, hopes for a new round of talks to cobble together another ceasefire are vanishing.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 18 July 2026
  • His 2025 mysterious vanishing act is now a transaction-in-waiting on the business side, set to follow Jauan Jennings out the door.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • However, rather than disappearing for good, Brilliant returned late last year after being acquired and recapitalized under the Brilliant NextGen banner.
    Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Fischer never returned to Rhode Island Superior Court after disappearing during his trial in April 2005.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • One is to store binary data on them and the second is to prevent them from fading into noise.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
  • The Senate is only in for two weeks more before August recess, and momentum is fading.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • Lastly, spring brings a different kind of atmosphere, with wildflowers beginning to bloom, rushing streams swelling with melting snow, and wildlife becoming more active after the colder months.
    Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2026
  • Against this show, college dorm room posters of melting clocks feel utterly denuded, with regrets to the angsty teens pinning them up.
    Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026

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“Evaporating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaporating. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

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