evaporation

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Recent Examples of evaporation The evaporation of hope in the Labour Party as a real political alternative. Ian Penman, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025 Most water circulates in a closed-loop system, but some is lost to evaporation. Bruce Gil, Quartz, 17 Feb. 2025 In contrast, the lower humidity in dry cellars decreases the evaporation rate of the alcohol, meaning the cognac has a stronger alcohol profile. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024 One of the reasons that the discovery is so significant is that the compounds must have precipitated from the evaporation of brine solutions–solutions of liquid water with high concentrations of dissolved salts. Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 29 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for evaporation
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Noun
  • According to Power Plant Efficiency, natural gas and oil power plants operate between 33% - 60% and 30% respectively due to heat dissipation.
    Dianne Plummer, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
  • While diamond's heat dissipation is widely recognized, achieving better charge transport has been the bottleneck.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • After Karen's passing, Sheila continued assisting families facing similar challenges.
    Friends of Karen, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
  • On the 22nd anniversary of his death, here’s a look at Fred Rogers' life, how the public reacted to his passing and how his legacy of kindness endures.
    Makena Gera, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Ukrainians are a good-humored, industrious and resourceful people who finally achieved independence in 1991 with the dissolution of the Soviet Union, precipitated by the aggressive stance against communism by President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run begins with the band’s founding in 1971—with Linda McCartney, Denny Laine, and Denny Seiwell—and is organized around their nine albums, including the 1973 staple Band on the Run, on through to their dissolution in 1981.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 26 Feb. 2025

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“Evaporation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaporation. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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