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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
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.
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Kelly Puente,
Nashville Tennessean,
25 Nov. 2025
It is designed to test for vaporized tobacco, marijuana, nicotine products, and e-cigarette devices.
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Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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.
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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.
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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.
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Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
Matter vaporized, mixed and cooled extremely quickly, rearranging into new forms.
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Clara Moskowitz,
Scientific American,
11 May 2026
Luke, Leia, Han, Chewbacca, C-3PO, and R2-D2 all watch Kenobi get vaporized and no one seems surprised.
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Mike Ryan,
IndieWire,
4 May 2026
Or this object, known by the prosaic designation C/2026 A1 (MAPS), could totally disintegrate, vaporized by the fierce heat of our star.
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Tony Hoffman,
PC Magazine,
2 Apr. 2026
Green fireballs like the one Jenkins saw are often due to the presence of magnesium, which emits a bright blue-green light when heated and vaporized in the Earth's atmosphere, the museum said.
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ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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.
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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.
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Kelly Puente,
Nashville Tennessean,
25 Nov. 2025
It is designed to test for vaporized tobacco, marijuana, nicotine products, and e-cigarette devices.
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Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
The new law also broadens the types of products dispensaries can sell, including gummies, edibles, and vaporized flower.
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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
Luke, Leia, Han, Chewbacca, C-3PO, and R2-D2 all watch Kenobi get vaporized and no one seems surprised.
—
Mike Ryan,
IndieWire,
4 May 2026
Or this object, known by the prosaic designation C/2026 A1 (MAPS), could totally disintegrate, vaporized by the fierce heat of our star.
—
Tony Hoffman,
PC Magazine,
2 Apr. 2026
Green fireballs like the one Jenkins saw are often due to the presence of magnesium, which emits a bright blue-green light when heated and vaporized in the Earth's atmosphere, the museum said.
—
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaporized
Adjective
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Urban waterbodies are often harsh environments with a variety of challenges, including high temperatures, low levels of dissolved oxygen, and pollutants.
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By six days post-excision, the tissues saw a significant spike in the absorption of dissolved amino acids.
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These structures were regionally and culturally inspired, and largely destroyed during rapid and callous colonization.
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The Aspen Acres fire has likely destroyed more than 200 homes, but the fire conditions have stopped damage assessment teams from accessing some areas to get a clearer picture, Pueblo County officials said.
Adjective
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Six cans of evaporated milk were rusted enough to draw Stop Sales.
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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.
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Croatia still furious Despite the correct decision being made, Croatia manager Zlatko Dalić was far from happy, saying VAR had ruined the spirit of the game.
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Bovary is in some sense a morality tale, but what lifts it above didacticism, along with its bone-deep interiority, is that its romantic plotlines are as addictive as the genre works that have ruined poor Emma Bovary.
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Dazzling Venus would be invisible due to its proximity to the sun.
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Developed by Giacomo Sasso, a postdoctoral researcher at Queen Mary University of London, this new tactile system allows robots to see touch in real time by instantly transforming invisible mechanical forces into vivid, dynamic color patterns.
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The East Wing of the White House was demolished suddenly in October 2025 and there is set to be a huge new ballroom, office spaces and an underground military complex in its place, though the design of the new building is still in flux.
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Just months later, in October, the East Wing had been demolished without notice to make way for the new ballroom.
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His companies have transformed industries, his wealth has shattered records, and his politics now shape governments and public debate.
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Republican Rick Jackson shattered spending records in Georgia by spending $108 million of his own money into his campaign for governor.
Verb
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In the history of mankind, socialist success stories are as rare as triple plays in baseball, but plenty of countries have been wrecked by it — Venezuela and Cuba, to name just two.
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My polishing pads are always getting wrecked, used, or stolen by my dog (or all of those things).
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“Vaporized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaporized. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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