evaporation

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Recent Examples of evaporation Very dry weather tends to lead to higher temperatures, which causes more evaporation that intensifies the drought—leading to even drier conditions, Myers explained. Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 June 2026 Midmorning is also acceptable in the cooler times of the year because the potential for water evaporation will be less of a problem. Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 19 June 2026 Although there is water inside the vest to induce evaporation, it is designed to keep the wearer dry and comfortable. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026 The deeper emergency is the long retreat of public investment, the market logic governing higher education, and the evaporation of a diverse philanthropic ecosystem. The Atlantic, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for evaporation
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Noun
  • The city’s Centennial Olympic Park has become an international melting pot of fans, all sharing a mutual passion for the Beautiful Game.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
  • Fan Fest has become a melting pot alongside the bars.
    Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • By allowing airflow to travel through the structure, heat dissipation increases by 91%, and reduces surface temperatures by 10%, so performance isn't compromised.
    George Yang, PC Magazine, 18 June 2026
  • These cooling elements provide an additional heat dissipation pathway from the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) package.
    Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 27 May 2026
Noun
  • Since her passing, Sonoma County experienced the most destructive wildfires in California history in 2017, only for another, more destructive fire to surpass it a year later.
    Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
  • Both works in tandem poetically evoke the passing of an older generation’s spirit into their descendants.
    Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Curacao became an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 2010, following the dissolution of the Netherland Antilles.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 June 2026
  • The piano ballad follows the dissolution of a relationship as the couple grows apart.
    Katie Simons, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • His demise fit with the fading of the rest of the natural world.
    Liz Shulman, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
  • Dish soap strips away the protective wax and can actually dull or damage the paint over time, leaving it more vulnerable to scratches and fading.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • Upon driving home from work on the afternoon of Denise's vanishing, her husband Nathan Lee found their children, 2-year-old Noah and 6-month-old Adam, alone in the same crib.
    Mason Leath, ABC News, 19 June 2026
  • Watching Moon and this better daughter, Stevie fantasizes about walking out of the store and vanishing.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026

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“Evaporation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaporation. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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