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evaporate

[ih-vap-uh-reyt] / ɪˈvæp əˌreɪt /


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However, liquid systems often require toxic solvents and may evaporate over time, limiting their practicality.

From Science Daily Jun. 26, 2026

If the air is more humid, the sweat from our skin cannot evaporate and cool us down as effectively as it would do if the air was dry.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

They could cut back on orders later in the year once their worries about supply shortages evaporate.

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

The magic was supposed to evaporate when the Bulls’ championship squads did.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

Peach looked so milky white, I thought he might evaporate.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

Heat domes can cause "dry thunderstorms," in which rain evaporates before hitting the ground and lightning strikes are liable to trigger wildfires, as much of the western United States is already experiencing drought conditions.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 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

This separation is a phase change that consumes energy, inducing a cooling effect, like when steam evaporates off a cup of hot water.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

That is the real prize, and it evaporates the instant one man tries to seize it all.

From Slate Jun. 11, 2026

The still operates on the principle of distillation: sea water lying beneath the sealed cone on the black canvas is heated by the sun and evaporates, gathering on the inside surface of the cone.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

By simply changing the number of bubbles in each droplet, the team found they could dramatically alter the pattern left behind as the liquid evaporated.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 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

The solidarity that many Latin American nations showed Cuba over the years has largely evaporated.

From Barron's Jun. 24, 2026

But in a flurry of blocked shots, steals and Victor Wembanyama buckets, that lead evaporated.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 6, 2026

After an hour of collecting evaporated water, it wasn’t half-full.

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin

Dry land encourages higher temperatures because less of the Sun's energy is used in evaporating moisture, leaving more available to heat the ground and the air.

From BBC Jul. 18, 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

The nightmare scenario is playing out in Los Angeles, where a century-old entertainment economy is evaporating with no signs of a turnaround on the horizon.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

“The argument for having lower rates is just evaporating right before our very eyes,” said Brian Bethune, an economist at Boston College, in an interview.

From MarketWatch Feb. 28, 2026

Now that she sees all that progress evaporating, the seventh-grade president is afraid she’ll never have a chance to be eighth-grade president.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman




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