as in vanishing
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 evaporating
From Madagascar to Nepal, young people have been driving protests, their grievances specific to each nation but broadly tied to weariness with corruption, crime, opaque governance and evaporating economic opportunities.
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Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Maricopa County also has to wrestle with its costly summer fuel blend, which is designed to prevent gas from evaporating in the heat, creating less pollution.
—Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
South Caicos used to produce more salt than all the other Turks & Caicos islands combined, by evaporating seawater in shallow ponds.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
PepsiCo, one of the world’s largest food companies, is sticking to its goals to use more clean energy and climate-friendly farming practices despite evaporating federal support for those activities in the US, the company’s chief sustainability officer told Semafor.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 30 Sep. 2025
That broke the navicular bone in her left foot, forcing her to withdraw from the trials and evaporating her hopes to make the Tokyo Games.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025
Newfound enthusiasm about Jimmy Kimmel’s show is not evaporating after just one monologue.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Yes, the rote tasks are evaporating and in the mix, many of us will be unemployed.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Near the equator, the sun bakes the sea, evaporating surface water and leaving salt behind.
—Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Maricopa County also has to wrestle with its costly summer fuel blend, which is designed to prevent gas from evaporating in the heat, creating less pollution.
—Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
South Caicos used to produce more salt than all the other Turks & Caicos islands combined, by evaporating seawater in shallow ponds.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
PepsiCo, one of the world’s largest food companies, is sticking to its goals to use more clean energy and climate-friendly farming practices despite evaporating federal support for those activities in the US, the company’s chief sustainability officer told Semafor.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 30 Sep. 2025
That broke the navicular bone in her left foot, forcing her to withdraw from the trials and evaporating her hopes to make the Tokyo Games.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025
Newfound enthusiasm about Jimmy Kimmel’s show is not evaporating after just one monologue.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Yes, the rote tasks are evaporating and in the mix, many of us will be unemployed.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Near the equator, the sun bakes the sea, evaporating surface water and leaving salt behind.
—Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaporating
Verb
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Arredondo allegedly stabbed Paulos 30 times before fleeing the scene and then vanishing altogether, police said.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Before vanishing from the historical record, Armijo submitted a confoundingly short report to the New Mexico governor.—
Mike Bezemek,
Outside,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Lennon, 44, was accused of staging a bloody abduction scene at an Oklahoma hotel in 2012 and disappearing after he was charged with child pornography, federal authorities said.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
7 Nov. 2025
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Springsteen’s coming off a massive E Street Band tour and disappearing into himself.—
Henry Selick,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Specifically, the official tasting notes detail cedar, nutmeg, and cinnamon on the nose; vanilla extract, butterscotch, and black pepper on the palate; and fading black pepper and some more cinnamon on the finish.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
11 Nov. 2025
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When Susana’s fading mind begins to fold past and present into one, the film becomes a meditation on time and the traces family stories leave behind.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Those anti-caking agents in bagged cheese keep it from melting quite as well.—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Nov. 2025
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This protective structure prevents the release of radioactive fission products and, according to the company, makes the fuel incapable of melting in a reactor.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Evaporating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaporating. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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