as in to disappear
to cease to be visible
by mid-morning the fog that had enshrouded the island had just evaporated
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Recent Examples of evaporate
After his injury, that play just plain evaporated from the Chiefs’ playbook.
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Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2025
Suarez’s sizable advantage evaporated mostly because the Padres have been winning by larger margins.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
There is a very low chance for dry lightning in Sonoma County late Saturday into Sunday morning due to monsoonal moisture, which would cause elevated showers with rain that would evaporate before hitting the ground, Behringer said.
—The Press Democrat, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
A day after his younger brother was denied parole at the conclusion of a grueling 10-hour hearing, Lyle Menendez saw his own hopes of freedom after nearly 30 years behind bars evaporate.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2025
Suarez’s sizable advantage evaporated mostly because the Padres have been winning by larger margins.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
There is a very low chance for dry lightning in Sonoma County late Saturday into Sunday morning due to monsoonal moisture, which would cause elevated showers with rain that would evaporate before hitting the ground, Behringer said.
—The Press Democrat, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
A day after his younger brother was denied parole at the conclusion of a grueling 10-hour hearing, Lyle Menendez saw his own hopes of freedom after nearly 30 years behind bars evaporate.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaporate
Verb
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After fulfilling the accidental want of a girl named Vira, Christmas, winter symbols, and the magical powers of the wizards, disappear from people’s memories.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
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Margins improved meaningfully as the drag from mall rent disappeared and e-commerce began to scale.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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After that surprising turn of events, The Rock seemingly vanished as part of the storyline, and now fans believe he's finally done appearing in matches.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Her presence on socials was blank; a few fake ones popped up and then vanished.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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Preliminary findings from Fussell’s ongoing research show that early racial disparities in who returned to New Orleans after Katrina have faded in the years since the storm.—
Dian Zhang,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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Low-skill industries such as sugar, and then oil and chemicals, and then tourism—by now sugar has faded, but the others, along with the port, still power the local private economy—seemed to provide what Louisiana needed.—
Nicholas Lemann,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
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If the top of your casserole is melted but not golden brown after the suggested baking time, place the pan under the broiler for 1 to 2 minutes to add color.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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In a skillet, melt butter and add flour to make roux, season with salt and pepper and slowly add milk.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Evaporate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaporate. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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