as in to disappear
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 evaporate
His removal isn’t unexpected given Trump’s long-running public criticism of him and the FBI, particularly in the aftermath of federal investigations — and an FBI search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate for classified documents two years ago — that resulted in indictments, which have evaporated.
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Eric Tucker and Alan Suderman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
His confidence evaporated 100 miles into his attempt.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 27 Nov. 2024
Why Southerners Love To Salt Their Watermelon What Is Sea Salt?
Sea salt is made by evaporating ocean water or water from saltwater lakes.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2024
Whatever camaraderie the musicians may have discovered could evaporate with a phone call home.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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Eric Tucker and Alan Suderman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
His confidence evaporated 100 miles into his attempt.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 27 Nov. 2024
Why Southerners Love To Salt Their Watermelon What Is Sea Salt?
Sea salt is made by evaporating ocean water or water from saltwater lakes.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2024
Whatever camaraderie the musicians may have discovered could evaporate with a phone call home.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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Among Steenburgen's most memorable TV roles are as Patricia Heck in The Middle (2009-2018), Dr. Janet in Justified (2010-2015), and as Mary, a character who navigates life in a world where most humans have disappeared, in the post-apocalyptic comedy series The Last Man on Earth (2015-2018).Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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His relationships are often disastrous, his experiences with Vedanta comically absurd, and his obviously difficult personality never really disappears.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2024
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Tice, a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in The Washington Post, McClatchy newspapers, and other outlets, vanished at a checkpoint in a contested region west of Damascus in 2012, as the Syrian civil war escalated.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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The summer camp atmosphere of careless afternoons and camaraderie slowly vanishes as Gustavo witnesses those around him deteriorate.Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement As the years pass, those banners hanging inside Pauley Pavilion fade like the memories of those championships.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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This shift in mindset happens not through mandate but through results: When teams experience firsthand how AI amplifies their capabilities, their resistance naturally fades.Manmit Shrimali, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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This process melts areas of ice, incorporates oxygen into the water and allows more light to penetrate, promoting photosynthesis and further oxygen production.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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In a cast iron skillet, melt butter and brown sugar together.Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Evaporate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaporate. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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