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
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  • Among other things, Hinduism reveres femininity through the worship of powerful goddesses, including Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom; Kali, the goddess who destroys evil and ego; and Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Laser destroys 11 drones in 10 days US forces have stopped around 300 drones allegedly linked to cartels since the beginning of 2026.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 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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  • But before any collective exhale can commence, the mood shatters.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Inadvertently, our entry shatters the glass ceiling, since Georgia and I are the only girls there.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026
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  • Many of them have rides, like the Mexico pavilion’s The Gran Fiesta Tour starring the Three Caballeros, which is inside a replica of that country’s iconic Chichen Itza Mayan ruins.
    Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
  • And that’s a bit of a problem, because nothing ruins the allure of the new and novel quite like ubiquity.
    Byron Hurd, The Drive, 27 Aug. 2026
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  • 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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  • That is less than half as many as the set that produced many of his signature smashes and turned him into a chart-topper.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • For now, Paramount isn’t producing the billion-dollar box office smashes that drive millions of butts into theater seats (not to mention robust sales of novelty popcorn buckets).
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026
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  • Water-Jet Guided Laser technology overcomes this challenge by channeling a laser inside a microscopic jet of water to precisely cut the material while simultaneously cooling the surface and clearing away debris.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 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 15 Sep. 2026.

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