sublimation
Example Sentences
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For comets, the main driver is usually sublimation of ice.
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026
Ajami pointed out that extreme heat is not only causing snow to melt faster but is also causing sublimation, in which snow is transformed directly to water vapor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026
But the quality of her performance depends on how deeply she can sink into the role, and Nikki will do anything — consciously or otherwise — to achieve utter sublimation, and, in turn, total perfection.
From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2025
How about a righteous female cop who takes her cases a little too personally, going so far as to endanger herself as a sublimation of the dissatisfaction in her domestic life?
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
I lost 300 liters to sublimation when the Hab blew up.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
Vocabulary lists containing sublimation
Earth Science - Middle School
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Structure and Properties of Matter - Middle School
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The Water Cycle - Middle School and High School
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