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
This acts as a shield to lock moisture in, preventing that precious water your humectants just gathered from evaporating into the room.
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Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 28 May 2026
And if faith is evaporating at Anfield, of all places, then that does not augur well.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 11 May 2026
And what once looked like a breakthrough moment for this franchise is suddenly hanging in the balance – not gone, but quickly evaporating.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
These pump coolant through pipes to dissipate heat from servers rather than evaporating water as has been the case in the past.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
As the world warms, more water from the ocean is evaporating into the atmosphere, leading to more moisture that can fall as rain, leading to more intense and extreme weather.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2026
The city says moving the water to Cheesman Reservoir will prevent around 5,000 acre-feet of water from evaporating.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
This cooler time of day allows plants to absorb moisture before the temperatures rise and helps prevent the water from evaporating before it is absorbed into the soil.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
The move will save 5,000 acre-feet of water from evaporating from the surface of Antero Reservoir, which has the highest evaporative rate of Denver Water’s reservoirs.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 28 May 2026
And if faith is evaporating at Anfield, of all places, then that does not augur well.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 11 May 2026
And what once looked like a breakthrough moment for this franchise is suddenly hanging in the balance – not gone, but quickly evaporating.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
These pump coolant through pipes to dissipate heat from servers rather than evaporating water as has been the case in the past.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
As the world warms, more water from the ocean is evaporating into the atmosphere, leading to more moisture that can fall as rain, leading to more intense and extreme weather.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2026
The city says moving the water to Cheesman Reservoir will prevent around 5,000 acre-feet of water from evaporating.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
This cooler time of day allows plants to absorb moisture before the temperatures rise and helps prevent the water from evaporating before it is absorbed into the soil.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
The move will save 5,000 acre-feet of water from evaporating from the surface of Antero Reservoir, which has the highest evaporative rate of Denver Water’s reservoirs.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaporating
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Reeves noted Connecticut will become just the second state to commit state dollars this year to replace vanishing federal SNAP support.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2026
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Decades after Julian’s vanishing there, the band and various hangers-on recall eerie incidents both in and out of the house—rooms full of occult literature; pub full of haunting photographs—as well as the glimmering stranger circling the Orpheus-esque Julian.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Given the heightened security, soccer fans will likely feel safe, but locals caught up in the violence are still disappearing.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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The survivors are a part of a population that’s disappearing with each passing year.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
Verb
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At Eau Bar during early sunset, spring for a poolside lounger to catch a soul-stirring ceremony of bodu beru drummers walking the edge of a circular infinity pool, torch-lighting a fire ring backed by a fading horizon.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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The components might be familiar—guitars that sound like they’re played through a busted Zenith TV at full volume, heavy acoustic strumming à la ’90s folk-grunge group Days of the New, Slocum’s fading read-out of a voice—but they’re all pulled into slightly unusual shapes.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Gadgets are much appreciated for this dad, including tongs, spatulas, choppers, and cleaning tools that are friendly to the griddle surface, along with dome covers for melting cheeses, burger presses, and squeeze bottles for theatre.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Either that or this industry is melting their brains in real time, in public view.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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“Evaporating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaporating. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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