as in to destroy
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
a lightning strike vaporized the tree
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Recent Examples of vaporize
But this may be the first tech revolution that doesn’t vaporize the dinosaurs, the way mobile killed Nokia and threatened Microsoft, but grafts their DNA onto something new.
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
For instance, Quaise Energy has developed a millimeter-wave drilling technology that can vaporize rock using high-frequency electromagnetic waves rather than conventional drill bits.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
What About Vaping and Smoking Weed? Electronic cigarettes and vaporizers work by heating and vaporizing a liquid that contains nicotine and flavoring.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 3 Oct. 2025
Penalties in losses to USF and No. 3 LSU vaporized three Gators’ touchdowns.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
For instance, Quaise Energy has developed a millimeter-wave drilling technology that can vaporize rock using high-frequency electromagnetic waves rather than conventional drill bits.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
What About Vaping and Smoking Weed? Electronic cigarettes and vaporizers work by heating and vaporizing a liquid that contains nicotine and flavoring.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 3 Oct. 2025
Penalties in losses to USF and No. 3 LSU vaporized three Gators’ touchdowns.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaporize
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Just under two million Palestinians—virtually the entire population of Gaza—have been displaced since October 2023, many repeatedly, and Israeli forces have damaged or destroyed more than 90 percent of homes in the Strip.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Teddy is a conspiracy theorist who believes Michelle is an alien hellbent on destroying Earth.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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Trump exposed a 'loophole' to demolish the White House East Wing.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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The ballroom project has stirred controversy, as the East Wing, home of the First Lady’s staff and long a grand entrance for White House events, was demolished to make room for the new ballroom.—
Kate Wolffe
October 30,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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That’s why his mistress threw in with Frank to intimidate Dale into a land deal that would have ruined any chance of Chutto’s family ever getting their land back.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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Because when those premiums go up by 100, 200%, people’s lives are ruined.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Even if a dish is marked safe for use in the oven, if heated beyond a certain temperature, or if a broil setting is used, glass can shatter.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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The strength to sit with what shattered before building what’s next.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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Last year’s devastating drought in the Amazon Basin was made 30 times more likely by climate change, according to a report from World Weather Attribution, a network of scientists that analyze extreme weather events.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Earlier this year, California’s devastating Eaton Fire destroyed much of Altadena, a diverse, creative community just north of Pasadena.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
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Storm preparations Cuba has been struck almost yearly by a major hurricane in recent years, sometimes twice, wrecking the country’s already decrepit infrastructure, damaging crops and destroying thousands of homes in precarious condition.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
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In 1816 the stratosphere was saturated with Tambora’s dust, and sea ice nearly wrecked Scoresby’s ship off the eastern coast of Greenland.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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In the village of Hula in southern Lebanon, a monument engraved with the names of almost 100 Lebanese killed here in 1948 just after the creation of the state of Israel lies covered in graffiti and smashed to pieces.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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Helm smashes some trees and things.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Vaporize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaporize. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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