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
This acts as a shield to lock moisture in, preventing that precious water your humectants just gathered from evaporating into the room.
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Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 28 May 2026
Reduce heat to medium; pour in reserved sauce and cook, stirring often, until liquid is mostly evaporated and spices have started to form a light crust around tofu, about 2 minutes.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 May 2026
In fact, boiling concentrates nitrates as water evaporates, making the problem worse rather than better.
—Ryan Brennan
may 27, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
Young people with online careers saw their incomes evaporate.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
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Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 28 May 2026
Reduce heat to medium; pour in reserved sauce and cook, stirring often, until liquid is mostly evaporated and spices have started to form a light crust around tofu, about 2 minutes.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 May 2026
In fact, boiling concentrates nitrates as water evaporates, making the problem worse rather than better.
—Ryan Brennan
may 27, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
Young people with online careers saw their incomes evaporate.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaporate
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As America marks the 82nd anniversary of D-Day on Saturday, a group of women whose wartime labor helped sustain the Allied war effort gathered in New Orleans to remember a generation that is rapidly disappearing.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
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At the Union the meat is still cut in-house and aged on a band saw, a practice Boyd says has all but disappeared elsewhere.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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The immediacy of personal experience will vanish.—
Kevin Maurer,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2026
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Reeves noted Connecticut will become just the second state to commit state dollars this year to replace vanishing federal SNAP support.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2026
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While desirable homes still sell quickly, frenzied bidding wars have faded.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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Deadheading Is Another Form Of Pinching Back Deadheading is similar to pinching back, but it is done once the flowers begin to fade.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
28 May 2026
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Add to that the soothing rhythm of a cozy train rocking along its tracks, and everyday stresses start to melt away.—
Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 June 2026
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New research reveals that the honeybees responsible for crafting the queen's home effectively run a fever to help melt and blend special chemicals into the wax.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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“Evaporate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaporate. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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