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vaporized

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verb

past tense of vaporize
as in destroyed
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 vaporized
Adjective
The eruption column soared more than 55 km, pushing vaporized seawater up into the stratosphere, and the pressure wave from the explosion was detected across the globe. — Yook Ji Hun, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026 The fiery atmospheric reentries of satellites would be a source of pollution, too, dumping significant amounts of vaporized metal and plastic into our planet’s fragile upper atmosphere. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2026 The hundreds of rats and mice were sick and had to be treated twice a day with vaporized medicine. — Kelly Puente, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Nov. 2025 It is designed to test for vaporized tobacco, marijuana, nicotine products, and e-cigarette devices. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
Entire families were vaporized by a single two-thousand-pound bomb. — Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026 The thruster fed and vaporized zinc reliably during the firing, according to Muon. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026 For the past year, markets have vaporized roughly $2 trillion in software value by asking the wrong question about AI. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Steven Tian and Stephen Henriques, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026 Fortunes are being minted and vaporized with equal speed right before our very eyes. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 To retire them, the company plans to move many of them into a graveyard orbit, while others will be vaporized by burning up in Earth’s atmosphere during re-entry. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026 The new law also broadens the types of products dispensaries can sell, including gummies, edibles, and vaporized flower. — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 29 June 2026 While the majority of the rock vaporized, the remaining fragments rained down harmlessly into the waters of Cape Cod Bay. — Shawn Laatsch, The Conversation, 15 June 2026 Four good friends and fellow volunteers vaporized in a fireball, their debris raining down to the sea, their bodies never seen again. — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaporized
Adjective
  • Absorption methods have shown the ability to remove dissolved dyes without transforming them into potentially harmful off-products.
    — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The company is developing a specialized fiber that captures dissolved uranium as seawater flows across its surface.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Firefighters battling a blaze that destroyed six homes in south Orange County can expect a bit of reprieve Saturday afternoon as Santa Ana winds begin to die down.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Its owners, a family of three, left for a cruise before the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel destroyed their property.
    — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Bacalao with melted leeks comes from the Spanish side of Lane’s brain, finished with a South American seaweed salt for umami and grip.
    — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • My brother’s wife has ruined each and every get-together by having constant fights with her little boy about eating.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Tyrese Maxey scored 28 points, Jaylen Brown had 19, Joel Embiid had 13 points and 11 rebounds, and the Sixers ruined the Knicks' championship party.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • And then there’s sea salt, made from evaporated seawater and has trace amounts of minerals.
    — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Six cans of evaporated milk were rusted enough to draw Stop Sales.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • Clare is now living with Wilcox; her home was demolished in the crash.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The Santa Maria Addolorata Church in West Town is being demolished to make way for six new homes.
    — Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Self-attestation is how most AI security gaps stay invisible until an incident forces a look.
    — TJ Marlin, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Gabi Abrão is a writer and internet entity from Los Angeles whose work aims to develop a language with the invisible.
    — Gabi Abrão, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • On Wednesday night, northern and central parts of the state saw hail the size of golf balls that pummeled people’s roofs, shattered windows and dented cars, along with damaging wind gusts.
    — Wufei Yu, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Hail pummeled people's roofs, shattered windows and dented cars.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

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“Vaporized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaporized. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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