evaporation

noun

Definition of evaporationnext
as in melting

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Recent Examples of evaporation That evaporation means more moisture in the sky in some areas which can lead to more rain. — Simmone Shah, Time, 11 Sep. 2026 Researchers have also studied whether floating solar can help reduce evaporation by shading portions of the water surface. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Boiling, evaporation, condensation, and capillary return are all handled in the chamber, continuously moving heat away from the chip without moving parts. — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026 Time plays an important role in value creation, while evaporation, bottling and consumption steadily reduce the amount of mature whisky available over the long term. — Paul Kopec, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for evaporation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaporation
  1. melting
  2. dissipation
  3. passing
  4. dissolution
  5. fading
  6. vanishing
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  • The quicker melting changes the usual flow of water through valleys and into the lake, compounding the challenges.
    — Silvia Console Battilana, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Somehow, though, the melting down of that possibility made our own world seem smaller.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of melting
Noun
  • If not the margin of error, this could be down to thermal management, as the XPS Googlebook is the smallest and lightest of the lineup, leaving less room for cooling hardware and heat dissipation than the HP model.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The years that followed were plagued by stagnation and dissipation of any peace process, regular wars with Hamas, and a heavily nationalist government in Israel.
    — Dahlia Scheindlin, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of dissipation
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  • Mahomes has 1,309 passing yards, nine touchdowns, and three interceptions for the season.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • At halftime, Mayfield only had 49 passing yards, yet Tampa Bay already had 33 points.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of passing
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  • Hughes stayed with the band for three albums and, after Deep Purple’s dissolution, briefly rejoined Trapeze and released a solo album, Play Me Out, in 1977.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Amuom said the dissolution had contributed to the insecurity by leaving key local government posts vacant.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of dissolution
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  • Each wash style, such as vintage fading or worn-in details, is digitally designed and dyed directly into flat pattern pieces before they’re cut and sewn.
    — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The researchers have reported no obvious fading or known side effects from his own tattoos after more than two years.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 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
Definition of vanishing

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

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