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evaporate

[ih-vap-uh-reyt] / ɪˈvæp əˌreɪt /


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Fifteen years ago, in an epic unraveling, McIlroy saw a four-shot Sunday lead evaporate with a collapse at Amen Corner — triple bogey, bogey, double bogey on holes 11, 12 and 13.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

The heat from the outdoor air causes the refrigerants to evaporate into a gas.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

During a roughly 10-minute span when Wright’s post appeared, an exchange-traded fund linked to oil futures saw $84 million of its market capitalization evaporate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

At the bleeding edge of AI, any new feature has the potential to evaporate an incumbent’s lead overnight.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

Even after diversion, the water gushes through irrigation channels so quickly that it can’t evaporate and build up salts in the soil.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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