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evaporate

[ih-vap-uh-reyt] / ɪˈvæp əˌreɪt /


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Memecoins have no intrinsic value, and often see their market value evaporate within days or hours after launch.

From MarketWatch Sep. 9, 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

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

It’s hard not to wonder if the current shouting will evaporate as soon NFL and college football arrive.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

I feel my determination evaporate into the humidity around me.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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

Yet if a black hole evaporates completely, all information about the matter that fell into it appears to vanish as well.

From Science Daily Jul. 5, 2026

Velvet and licorice caressing every sense; it melts into a liquid you plunge through; it evaporates into air that you breathe.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

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

Platner adamantly denied this latest allegation, but within hours of the interview's publication, his political support evaporated.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

By then, I had gained self-confidence and my shyness had evaporated.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

While Platner—whose lead in the race had evaporated after a previous wave of stories about his relationship history—has not yet relented, he has suggested that he’s reassessing his run.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

Regan’s face went white, and the relief I’d felt upon her safe return evaporated instantly.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

This is because no energy is lost in evaporating any soil moisture so it goes directly into heating the air.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Salt production began in Ulcinj almost a century ago, when the natural lagoon was transformed into a network of shallow evaporating basins.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 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

Summer jobs for teens are evaporating, as rising inflation and higher fuel prices squeeze the small businesses and restaurants that typically hire them.

From The Wall Street Journal May 24, 2026

The rain patters in a hollow echo against the metal, drops evaporating into steam where the iron is still hot.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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