as in to disappear
to cease to be visible
by mid-morning the fog that had enshrouded the island had just evaporated
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Recent Examples of evaporate
The diversity of views that was apparent in the early years of Xi’s tenure has all but evaporated.
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Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026
The demand for firearms evaporated and military contracts were torn up.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Much of the rainfall will evaporate before reaching the ground because of dry air near the surface, Kuhlman said.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Netflix’s domineering presence, one that permeated every corner of a typically sacred day at the ballpark, had mercifully evaporated.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026
The demand for firearms evaporated and military contracts were torn up.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Much of the rainfall will evaporate before reaching the ground because of dry air near the surface, Kuhlman said.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Netflix’s domineering presence, one that permeated every corner of a typically sacred day at the ballpark, had mercifully evaporated.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaporate
Verb
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The deputy gang narrative was a political campaign created to discredit my administration, never used during the McDonnell era, and mysteriously disappeared during the current administration.—
Opinion Staff,
Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Predators disappeared, resulting in an explosion in deer, further degrading the woodlands and peatlands.—
Jen Murphy,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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After alerting a flight attendant, the woman vanished into the rest room to avoid further entanglement.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Furry Tales coexisted with candy characters for about a decade before quietly vanishing in the 1980s.—
John Haddad,
The Conversation,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The leader of the Ex-Slave Pension Association was later imprisoned on mail fraud charges, and the organization faded away, while the Eagles became one of the pressure groups that eventually led to Social Security.—
Trevor Jackson,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Pensions faded, and a new system of 401(k) retirement savings rewarded Americans for working longer.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Rising sea levels from melting ice submerged the passages.—
Ryan Brennan
April 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Microwave remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a microwave-safe bowl on HIGH until melted, about 20 seconds.—
Elizabeth Passarella,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Evaporate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaporate. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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