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evaporate

[ih-vap-uh-reyt] / ɪˈvæp əˌreɪt /


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The solvent was allowed to evaporate before termites were introduced.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2026

Some millennials, in particular those who watched housing wealth evaporate during the Great Recession, may also see homeownership as “a liability,” said Whitney Airgood-Obrycki, a senior research associate at the Harvard housing studies center.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

After quitting his job, he had invested half of his severance pay into semiconductor stocks and saw $7,200 evaporate in a week.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

Clark held a five-shot lead going into the final day, but saw his advantage evaporate as McIlroy drew level with seven holes left to play.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

Hazel wondered what it would be like to melt, if you would feel yourself slowly liquefy, or if your conscious thoughts would evaporate away before you did.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

There is no especially good reason for this, and it pretty much evaporates for the remainder of the eight-episode series.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

When rain falls in the summer months, high daytime temperatures can mean that the water quickly evaporates away from the soil.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

It then rains, but the rain evaporates before it reaches the ground.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

The graphite cubes in the cap soak up water and spread it across a larger surface area than your forehead so it evaporates faster, making you feel cooler, according to research.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Water absorbs the heat generated by fission and evaporates into steam.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Had she secured a second Olympic gold, the motivation to dive into the pro ranks might have evaporated.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

U.S. stocks fell as the brief calm in the bond market evaporated.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Their findings suggest that the material came from a region near the surface of its parent asteroid, where liquid water evaporated and left behind increasingly concentrated salts.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

"As suddenly as you began, you stopped, your anger evaporated, and then you dozed off."

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Its shell turned bright red as its insides evaporated.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan

Teenage work has been evaporating across the nation since the 1980s.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

It was a sign that the "spirit of Anchorage" has, if not disappeared, then at least started evaporating.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2026

"Not only have we been able to clear the view, but we can finally pin down what the clouds are made out of and how they're condensing and evaporating as they move around the planet."

From Science Daily May 27, 2026

Pfizer faces a looming patent cliff and evaporating demand for its Covid drugs.

From Barron's May 5, 2026

In fact, it only obscures my view for a few seconds before evaporating completely.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth




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