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
Zeldin's immediate termination of some $3 billion from the Environmental and Climate Justice block program impacted 350 environmental organizations, cities and tribes that all saw their grants evaporate without warning.
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Tracy J. Wholf
june 26, CBS News, 26 June 2025
In the wake of the 2008–9 financial crisis, that order began to evaporate.
—Yuen Foong Khong, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
As the device heats up, the liquid evaporates in hotter regions and condenses in cooler areas, creating a continuous internal cycle that spreads heat more evenly across the surface.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
When temperatures are high, water also evaporates faster and waters — particularly in shallow coastal areas like Florida Bay and Biscayne Bay — can get too salty, Koch said.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 30 June 2025
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Tracy J. Wholf
june 26, CBS News, 26 June 2025
In the wake of the 2008–9 financial crisis, that order began to evaporate.
—Yuen Foong Khong, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
As the device heats up, the liquid evaporates in hotter regions and condenses in cooler areas, creating a continuous internal cycle that spreads heat more evenly across the surface.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
When temperatures are high, water also evaporates faster and waters — particularly in shallow coastal areas like Florida Bay and Biscayne Bay — can get too salty, Koch said.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaporate
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According to testimony from Overstreet's brother, Overstreet asked him to drop him off at Atterbury the night Eckart disappeared.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
4 Aug. 2025
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The first time a part of the sun disappeared was on the fifth day of August, exactly twelve years ago.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Aug. 2025
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On their way to the remote valley where Melanie vanished, Clover, Max (Michael Cimino), Megan (Ji-young Yoo), Nina (Odessa A'zion), and Abe (Belmont Cameli) stop at a gas station.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
30 July 2025
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But instead, she was met with a mystery: every single bud had vanished overnight.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
30 July 2025
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Just after the clock struck midnight as Thursday night faded into Friday morning, the Texas House morphed into something of a graveyard.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Some bulls on Wall Street see U.S. stocks turning in another year of huge gains as the worst fears of President Donald Trump’s trade war fade and the outlook on tariffs becomes more certain.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
29 July 2025
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But when those votes were counted, all of those days of waiting melted away.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
27 July 2025
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In the days since the video was shared online, Winifred's furry nose and extra tooth have melted plenty of hearts.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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“Evaporate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaporate. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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