evaporation

noun

Definition of evaporationnext
as in melting

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Recent Examples of evaporation The lithium extraction system is integrated directly into existing commercial evaporation ponds that process naturally occurring, mineral-rich underground water. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026 Cherry Creek State Park CBS During especially hot stretches, Seubert said the reservoir can lose roughly two inches of water per week to evaporation. — Tori Mason, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 The average person loses up to 32 ounces of water while sleeping through skin evaporation and sweat. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 20 Aug. 2026 Even if sufficient water were released from Lake Powell to Lake Mead to cover the Lower Basin’s and Mexico’s apportionments, Lake Mead would continue to decline because of evaporation. — Sarah Porter, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 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
Noun
  • But globs of liquid mercury worked just fine to show the melting shards coming together, even though its toxicity meant the special effects crew had to wear protective gear over the two-day shoot.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • What is clear is that Earth’s glaciers are melting faster as a result of warming and that melting is destabilizing these glaciers—and the mountains that buttress them.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of melting
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  • That's increasingly difficult as chips become smaller and new solutions are needed to address signal integrity, power delivery, and heat dissipation.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Better quantum simulations Mingjian Zhu, a graduate student in physics and astronomy at Rice, revealed the system enables independent control over a thermal environment’s temperature and dissipation rate.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026
Definition of dissipation
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  • Quarterback Nathaniel Cadet gives Barristers legitimate passing attack.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The passing of Gruber, who served as judge for 24 years until his retirement in 2024, was announced by his son, William Gruber, on Facebook.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of passing
Noun
  • Tymon Brown, the Gravel Institute’s head of production, said that the nonprofit’s dissolution was never explained to him or the rest of the organization.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
  • In the following centuries, Norway didn't have a king of its own until Harald's grandfather, Haakon VII, was elected king following the 1905 dissolution of the union between Sweden and Norway.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of dissolution
Noun
  • This locks the fabric color to help reduce bleeding and fading.
    — Bianca Lambert, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The deep indigo color has no fading, which gives the jeans a sleeker look, and the leg is relaxed throughout but doesn’t look slouchy.
    — Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 31 July 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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“Evaporation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaporation. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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