evaporation

noun

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as in melting

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Recent Examples of evaporation Evening watering slows evaporation but can increase disease spread due to cooler night temperatures. — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2026 Extreme heat increases evaporation from soils and water bodies, plus increases the water demands of plants. — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 24 June 2026 Very dry weather tends to lead to higher temperatures, which causes more evaporation that intensifies the drought—leading to even drier conditions, Myers explained. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 June 2026 Mixsoon Bean Collagen Hydrogel Mask Unlike traditional cotton or cellulose sheet masks, Mixsoon's Bean Collagen Hydrogel Mask molds closely to the skin, helping minimize evaporation and maximize ingredient absorption. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for evaporation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaporation
  1. melting
  2. dissipation
  3. passing
  4. dissolution
  5. fading
  6. vanishing
Noun
  • But Al-Juburi doesn’t see the result as a melting pot, which burns away the unique flavors and characteristics of each ingredient.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • And that traditional core American values include being a welcoming melting pot and nation of immigrants who want to embrace the world.
    — Vahe Gregorian July 4, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
Definition of melting
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  • Allowing airflow to pass through the structure increases heat dissipation by 91% and lowers surface temperatures by 10%, so performance isn't compromised.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 29 June 2026
  • These cooling elements provide an additional heat dissipation pathway from the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) package.
    — Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 27 May 2026
Definition of dissipation
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  • Meanwhile, some extra passing clouds allow heat to build up in the San Joaquin Valley during the overnight hours.
    — Sean Macaday July 6, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026
  • Alan Greenspan’s passing is useful not as the subject of my column, but as a marker of an era when many professionals believed large institutions could absorb volatility on their behalf.
    — Henrik Totterman, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
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  • The agency continues to struggle with chronic staffing shortages, declining employee morale, and the recent dissolution of its union relationship.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Following the abrupt dissolution of Disney’s $1 billion investment in OpenAI’s Sora text-to-video app, Shin stressed that there are no plans to use A24’s existing IP to create GenAI tools.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 June 2026
Definition of dissolution
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  • Store your pillows and pool supplies in the Keter Signature 150 Gallon Deck Box, which uses DecoCoat technology that can withstand rain, sun, and extreme weather, and is designed to avoid splintering, fading, or rotting.
    — Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • With daylight fading, the playoff was scheduled for Monday morning.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
Definition of fading
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  • Upon driving home from work on the afternoon of Denise's vanishing, her husband Nathan Lee found their children, 2-year-old Noah and 6-month-old Adam, alone in the same crib.
    — Mason Leath, ABC News, 19 June 2026
  • Watching Moon and this better daughter, Stevie fantasizes about walking out of the store and vanishing.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
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