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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 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
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 readthrough is a bit less direct for gasoline used in cars, however, given that gasoline comes from the light distillate fraction, when crude is heated, vaporized and separated. Zev Fima,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 5 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 There is perhaps no other city on earth that has been vaporized, invaded, flattened, overrun (by criminals, aliens, drugs, frogs, chemicals) more on film than Los Angeles. Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026 Matter vaporized, mixed and cooled extremely quickly, rearranging into new forms. Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaporized
Adjective
  • Filters that remove lead, dissolved solids, microplastics and other harmful contaminants.
    Joe Holberg, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • If the water measures below 250 milligrams of ‘total dissolved solids’ per liter, that’s the green light.
    Simon Heptinstall, New Atlas, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • Glutathione was offered to firefighters during recent blazes that destroyed hundreds of buildings in and around Spokane, Washington.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • If satellites supporting communications or ISR were damaged or destroyed, a faster and less expensive launch system could theoretically allow replacement spacecraft to be deployed more quickly.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 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
  • The influx all but ruined Sutter’s extensive land holdings around Sacramento, originally dubbed New Helvetia.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Brentford will be hoping promising midfielder Antoni Milambo can contribute after his debut season was ruined by an ACL injury in October.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Six cans of evaporated milk were rusted enough to draw Stop Sales.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
  • Bavishi suggested popping a can of coconut milk in the fridge, letting the cream solidify on top, and skimming that off to use as a low-moisture replacement for the evaporated coconut milk.
    Beth Kracklauer, Outside, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Its status as a historic landmark saved it from being demolished like all its sister theaters, but Santana Row owner Federal Realty controls its fate.
    Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Eventually, some buildings were demolished to control the fires.
    Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Exercises involving public safety partners, facility operators, legal advisors, executive leadership and technical personnel often reveal procedural gaps that remain invisible during routine operations.
    Bill Edwards, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The sector has spent decades treating this capital as either invisible or suspicious.
    Alaa Murabit, STAT, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Windows were shattered at a children’s hospital in the Solomianskyi district, said Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko.
    Kosta Gak, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Cops responding to the area found a window shattered by gunfire and a pool of blood inside Hakim’s, a nearby seasonal restaurant for adults that neighbors say has become a teen hangout.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Vaporized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaporized. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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