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Recent Examples of evaporation
The evaporation of moisture on skin — sweating — happens more easily in dry environments because, in humid environments, water already saturates the air, slowing the process.
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Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
Warmer oceans and air mean more evaporation and more moisture in the atmosphere, which gets wrung out in the form of more intense rain or snow.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
Water should penetrate the top 2 inches of soil to prevent quick evaporation and to encourage the roots to grow down.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 July 2025
To combat evaporation, Callahan developed a system in which water is brought directly to the roots of the vines through tubes in the ground to limit evaporation.
—Sarah Lapidus, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2025
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Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
Warmer oceans and air mean more evaporation and more moisture in the atmosphere, which gets wrung out in the form of more intense rain or snow.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
Water should penetrate the top 2 inches of soil to prevent quick evaporation and to encourage the roots to grow down.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 July 2025
To combat evaporation, Callahan developed a system in which water is brought directly to the roots of the vines through tubes in the ground to limit evaporation.
—Sarah Lapidus, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaporation
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Plus, this one is shaped like a laptop prop to promote better heat dissipation and ergonomics.—
StackCommerce Team (Sponsored),
PCMAG,
11 Mar. 2025
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These cells have a smaller diameter—which makes heat dissipation quicker and allows for Mercedes engineers to use direct-cell cooling technology.—
Chad Kirchner,
ArsTechnica,
25 June 2025
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His family confirmed his passing on Thursday night (July 31) via a statement shared on his official social media pages.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
1 Aug. 2025
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This season, only Alabama, Mississippi State and Texas A&M will have second-year coaches (and those first two were due to Saban’s retirement and the fallout of Mike Leach’s passing), and only Auburn will have a third-year coach.—
Jason Kirk,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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The band's dissolution was hastened by Stone's drug abuse, which led to a pattern of ghosting his own shows.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Rapid dissolution can introduce too much of the drug too quickly, experts said, potentially causing tremors, headaches and kidney failure.—
Debbie Cenziper,
ProPublica,
23 June 2025
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“Evaporation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaporation. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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