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sublimation

[suhb-luh-mey-shuhn] / ˌsʌb ləˈmeɪ ʃən /




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One early idea was that more snow might be turning directly into water vapor, a process called sublimation.

From Science Daily Apr. 14, 2026

In many ways, the film was a sublimation of the career-long anxieties of its director/co-writer, Billy Wilder, and co-star Swanson.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2025

Readers will understandably recoil at the musician’s callousness, especially given Mintz’s sublimation of himself in the service of Lennon and Ono.

From Salon Oct. 25, 2024

But different comets are made of different mixes of ice, and sublimation can be a quirky process.

From Scientific American Jun. 26, 2023

“I’ve gained pounds lying continuously in bed, seeking surcease and sublimation in food. Now we must run. I must leave this house. It has terrible associations.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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