vaporizes

present tense third-person singular of vaporize
as in destroys
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 vaporizes Because water vaporizes at low temperatures, it must be kept under high hydrostatic or system pressure to prevent boiling. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026 When the crash occurs, the object vaporizes and shock waves are sent reverberating through the Earth’s crust. — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 24 July 2026 Usually, the meteoroid itself vaporizes high above the ground. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 12 June 2026 The four crewmembers reported seeing several impact flashes — flickers of light created when a meteoroid hits the lunar surface and vaporizes. — Leonard David, Space.com, 8 May 2026 One laser vaporizes a tiny portion of the rock’s surface to analyze its composition. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026 One laser vaporizes a tiny portion of a rock’s surface to analyze its composition. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026 Earth draws in more than 12,000 tons of material annually, and almost all of it vaporizes and gets added to our atmosphere. — Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026 Scientists observed an icy core enveloped by a coma, the luminous halo of gas and dust that forms when solar heat vaporizes volatile materials. — Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaporizes
Verb
  • How IonQ cracked error correction Since making measurements of a qubit destroys its quantum state, researchers can only gather information about their syndromes to know if the qubit has accumulated an error or not.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • This natural inversion destroys leadership, fractures relationships and halts self-improvement.
    — Brendan Keegan, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
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  • An $8,000 Ryvid Anthem or a $10,000 Maeving RM1S will deliver broadly similar urban usability, while the $12,500 Zero FXE absolutely demolishes it on power-per-dollar.
    — Utkarsh Sood June 12, New Atlas, 12 June 2026
  • The latest filing demolishes the timeworn claim that DOGE was infiltrated into Social Security in order to responsibly ferret out fraud and overspending.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
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  • When a severe heatwave shatters her family’s fragile routine and exposes her father’s dementia, Anna’s world is thrown into uncertainty.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
  • After the cannon booms shatters these boxes, the ensemble tumbles together in a finale worthy of Tchaikovsky.
    — Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
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  • Nothing ruins an outfit faster than an ill-fitting bra, which is why this V-neck option caught our eye.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Bringing these types of guys back is what ruins a team’s flexibility.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • As climate chaos causes oceans to swallow coastlands, and as surging water displaces and devastates communities, social survival will demand that people find ways to live and work with – and on – the water.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The urban planner and former professor also knows what happens next after a powerful earthquake devastates whole communities.
    — Luis Giraldo, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
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  • The bamboo smashes into bone and the scene in my mind bursts into a million white pieces.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The parents can be seen in the video rushing toward their children as the car smashes through the fence.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • IonQ’s real-time decoder overcomes this hurdle by managing this workload efficiently, allowing quantum computing to run without pauses.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Maybe your favorite wrestler finally overcomes insurmountable odds to become a world champion.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

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“Vaporizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaporizes. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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