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
But during this year’s drought, much of that water is evaporating before reaching the marshes, Davis said.
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Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Iran's capabilities are evaporating by the hour, while American strength grows fiercer, smarter and utterly dominant.
—CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
But the researchers used this effect to spray the cathode material onto a metal surface, triggering the Leidenfrost effect and flash-evaporating it.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
Trump will want the agreements before his April visit to China to signal that Beijing’s leverage is evaporating against a united front, a China expert wrote.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The secret behind the formation of super-Earth and sub-Neptune exoplanets has been revealed, thanks to a study of four young planets that are evaporating.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Coastal fog — which forms when moist air condenses over the cool, ocean water and drifts toward shore — then picks up water evaporating from the ocean surface, allowing methyl mercury to hitch a ride onto land.
—Daniella Garcia Almeida, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
Disrobed and taken apart, Sophia was carried off, the machinery revealed, any semblance of sentience evaporating the moment the costume came off.
—Dan Turello, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
The evaporating water increases the humidity around the plant.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2025
Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Iran's capabilities are evaporating by the hour, while American strength grows fiercer, smarter and utterly dominant.
—CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
But the researchers used this effect to spray the cathode material onto a metal surface, triggering the Leidenfrost effect and flash-evaporating it.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
Trump will want the agreements before his April visit to China to signal that Beijing’s leverage is evaporating against a united front, a China expert wrote.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The secret behind the formation of super-Earth and sub-Neptune exoplanets has been revealed, thanks to a study of four young planets that are evaporating.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Coastal fog — which forms when moist air condenses over the cool, ocean water and drifts toward shore — then picks up water evaporating from the ocean surface, allowing methyl mercury to hitch a ride onto land.
—Daniella Garcia Almeida, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
Disrobed and taken apart, Sophia was carried off, the machinery revealed, any semblance of sentience evaporating the moment the costume came off.
—Dan Turello, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
The evaporating water increases the humidity around the plant.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaporating
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The closure of Forever Young hits as vanishing federal aid and runaway Medicaid costs threaten an ambitious new initiative to expand affordable child care.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
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The governor’s national ambitions are vanishing into smoke amid the failure of his redistricting efforts, mounting scandals among state agencies and an ever-climbing fiscal crisis for the state of Maryland.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The disappearing middle The use of intermediaries was not new.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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California the magnificent, California the glorious, was slipping away, disappearing into smog, covered over by concrete.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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It’s made with 96% snail secretion filtrate, a humectant-rich ingredient known for calming irritation, fading post-acne marks, and supporting skin repair.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
22 Mar. 2026
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Siakam also unsuccessfully used a fake before fading away, only to have Wembanyama block the shot, which Carter Bryant grabbed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Atlanta's checkpoint wait time spiked as high as 90 minutes on Saturday morning before melting away to nothing in the afternoon on what is typically one of the slowest days of the week for air travel.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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Evenly spread out in a thin layer on a half sheet pan, each piece of rigatoni is cloaked in sauce and melting cheese, yet comes out of the oven perfectly al dente, with delightfully crisp edges.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Evaporating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaporating. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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