as in disappears
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 evaporates
When the air is dry, sweat evaporates quickly and even on very hot days, most people can produce enough sweat to keep their body temperature regulated.
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Victoria Forster,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Nearly half the water evaporates or seeps into the ground under the canals before reaching its destination.
—
Emily Cureton Cook,
ProPublica,
26 June 2026
Watering during midday is less efficient, as water evaporates quickly and may not reach down to the roots.
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Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 June 2026
This deal evaporates at midnight on Friday, so don't wait around.
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K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
25 June 2026
Short watering sessions only dampen the top layer, and the water evaporates quickly, leaving soil cracked and dry.
—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
24 June 2026
If Starship stalls or autonomy disappoints, his paper trillion evaporates.
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Douglas P. McCormick,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
And just like that the theory that the first land-going animals were amphibians evaporates.
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Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
18 June 2026
Climate change is increasing the intensity of hurricanes, as warmer sea water evaporates more easily, providing fuel for these storms; warmer air can also hold much more water, leading to heavier rainfall.
—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
17 June 2026
Victoria Forster,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Nearly half the water evaporates or seeps into the ground under the canals before reaching its destination.
—
Emily Cureton Cook,
ProPublica,
26 June 2026
Watering during midday is less efficient, as water evaporates quickly and may not reach down to the roots.
—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 June 2026
This deal evaporates at midnight on Friday, so don't wait around.
—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
25 June 2026
Short watering sessions only dampen the top layer, and the water evaporates quickly, leaving soil cracked and dry.
—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
24 June 2026
If Starship stalls or autonomy disappoints, his paper trillion evaporates.
—
Douglas P. McCormick,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
And just like that the theory that the first land-going animals were amphibians evaporates.
—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
18 June 2026
Climate change is increasing the intensity of hurricanes, as warmer sea water evaporates more easily, providing fuel for these storms; warmer air can also hold much more water, leading to heavier rainfall.
—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaporates
Verb
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The experimentation that innovation requires gradually disappears.
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And the pressure of crafting an opening line disappears, because someone else has already done the introductions from a stage.
Verb
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Perhaps that last claim feels overblown, but movies indisputably falsify reality, presenting a world that seems hypervivid for a few hours but vanishes when the lights come up.
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The two fight, and Enola's mother, Eudoria comes to the rescue and saves her before Moriarty vanishes.
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But rental business owners like Zhao observed that the rental prices have begun to slide as novelty surrounding these stunt-performing androids fades.
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But as hope of finding survivors fades and the number of dead continues to climb, many fear the political aftershocks of the disaster may prove nearly as destabilizing as the earthquake itself.
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Once dense and lumpy, the balm is now a silky and lush oil that melts away impurities while leaving my skin hydrated.
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For example, cones from the sand pine can shield seeds for years, only to release them as the heat from low-intensity fires melts their resin and opens their scales.
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