as in vanishing
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 evaporating
The National Weather Service said their radar showed rain about 5,000-to-10,000 feet above sea level over southern Monterey County on Tuesday but that the rain was evaporating before reaching the ground.
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Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
The evaporating water increases the humidity around the plant.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2025
Examples include the steam rising from a hot cup of coffee and evaporating sweat, as well as the Nobel Prize-winning method of using laser light to cool and trap individual atoms.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Dec. 2025
Summer-grade gasoline is reformulated and requires more additives to keep the fuel from evaporating as easily during the heat and, therefore, from emitting more pollutants into the air.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
The moral panic is slowly evaporating.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have revealed an unprecedented view of helium gas evaporating from a distant, giant exoplanet called WASP-107b.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 3 Dec. 2025
The best hair oils for high-porosity hair work by sealing the cuticle, creating a barrier that locks in moisture and prevents it from evaporating.
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 25 Nov. 2025
Its gel-like texture is also remarkably lightweight, evaporating almost instantaneously upon application.
—Emily Orofino, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaporating
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Arredondo allegedly stabbed Paulos 30 times before fleeing the scene and then vanishing altogether, police said.—
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Before vanishing from the historical record, Armijo submitted a confoundingly short report to the New Mexico governor.—
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Industry executives say the shift reflects changing consumer habits, not disappearing demand.—
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America’s doctors are rapidly disappearing into hospital systems.—
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But her role as fading movie star Kay Stone in Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme, opposite Timothée Chalamet, marks her grand return.—
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The days of underground stashes and whispered conversations are fading fast.—
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Salt dries into white rings, while melting snow can cause uneven water stains that stiffen leather, dull suede, and discolor fabric.—
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The mountain snowpack functions as nature’s water bank, gradually melting to feed rivers and reservoirs through the dry months.—
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“Evaporating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaporating. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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