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Recent Examples of evaporation
In the latest generation of Apple smartphones, released in September, the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max contain thin chambers of water that help dissipate heat through evaporation.
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Gwendolyn Rak, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2025
The leaf canopy also helps keep the soil cooler in summer and warmer in winter while reducing moisture lost to evaporation—all of which benefits neighboring plants.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
To maintain the pond after those nine months, since evaporation will cause water loss, the pond would continue drawing water as needed.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Workers are putting the finishing touches on a three-year effort to restore 435 acres of former industrial salt evaporation ponds to natural wetlands and tidal marshes, along with building new public bayfront hiking trails.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
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Gwendolyn Rak, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2025
The leaf canopy also helps keep the soil cooler in summer and warmer in winter while reducing moisture lost to evaporation—all of which benefits neighboring plants.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
To maintain the pond after those nine months, since evaporation will cause water loss, the pond would continue drawing water as needed.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Workers are putting the finishing touches on a three-year effort to restore 435 acres of former industrial salt evaporation ponds to natural wetlands and tidal marshes, along with building new public bayfront hiking trails.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaporation
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These pores physically trap molten stearic acid, while capillary forces and hydrogen bonding prevent it from flowing out during melting.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Dec. 2025
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Add sand, sawdust, cat litter, or gypsum to your ice melting formula to decrease the amount of salt product needed and reduce soil toxicity.—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
29 Dec. 2025
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The net result would be the dissipation of the beam's energy.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Apple’s new top-of-the-line handset has its best cameras to date, an improved heat dissipation system and its most significant physical redesign in years.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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Stafford sets Rams mark Stafford surpassed Kurt Warner for the most postseason passing yards and completions in Rams history.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Williams captained six fourth-quarter comebacks and set the franchise’s single-season passing record (3,942 yards).—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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Saudi Arabia hails the dissolution as a win for regional stability and plans a Riyadh conference to address southern Yemen’s political future.—
Fatma Khaled,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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Upon the dissolution of their longstanding, often turbulent arrangement with the Baltimore Orioles’ Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, the Washington Nationals are also in the hunt for a new local TV home.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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For heirlooms or items that hold special significance, consider preserving them with proper storage techniques that will avoid color fading and fabric damage.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
1 Jan. 2026
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Its material is soft and durable, as well as resistant to scratches and fading, according to the brand.—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
31 Dec. 2025
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In the season 1 finale, it was revealed that Roman was an undercover FBI informant, which might have been the reason for his vanishing.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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His vanishing is what kickstarted everything.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Dec. 2025
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“Evaporation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaporation. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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