EVAPORATION Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

evaporation

noun

Definition of evaporation

as in melting

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Recent Examples of evaporation The research found that there are more factors than mere evaporation that determine how fragments of asteroids and comets lose mass and speed passing through the atmosphere before slamming into the ground as meteorites. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026 However, the study noted this particular lake is a terminal saline lake, which leaves salts and other minerals behind through the process of evaporation. — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026 Watering in the morning is advised, especially in the hotter months of the year, to minimize evaporation. — Lauren David, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2026 Moving sweat away from the skin can make clothing feel drier, but evaporation that happens farther from the skin can also provide cooling. — Aya Diab, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for evaporation

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Noun

Initial analysis suggests global warming exacerbated the melting of the glacier that snapped off in August, triggering flash floods.

— Mamita Bhandari, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026
Their pristine state has preserved a chemical record largely untouched by melting or extreme heat.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of melting

Noun

After a quiet episode focused on Hal Jordan’s passing, Lanterns’s penultimate chapter deepens the mystery in surprising and wrenching ways.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
The Seminoles scored on a 34-yard passing touchdown from Daniels to Jayvan Boggs midway through the third quarter.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of passing

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Besides the light bloom, off-angle viewing on the U6SF is excellent, showing little fading or shifting in color or contrast, even when viewing the screen from an extreme angle.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026
Cold water helps reduce fading, shrinking and color bleeding.

— Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of fading

Noun

The explosion of malice effaces them in different ways, and James traces the mechanisms of their vanishing, examining how a person’s life can be compressed into smaller and smaller spaces.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Bearing witness to that vanishing is a rare and fleeting privilege.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 10 Aug. 2026

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