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evaporate

[ih-vap-uh-rayt] / ɪˈvæp əˌreɪt /


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A third Toyota driver, Sami Pajari, finished a further one point behind in third - having seen his own title challenge evaporate on the final weekend.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

The solvent was allowed to evaporate before termites were introduced.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

Memecoins have no intrinsic value, and often see their market value evaporate within days or hours after launch.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

Billions of dollars of annual sales can evaporate, sometimes within a year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

He waited a couple of minutes for the sweat that outlined his body to evaporate before he carefully opened the door.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

Dry heat browns, evaporates and concentrates while you go do something else.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

There is no especially good reason for this, and it pretty much evaporates for the remainder of the eight-episode series.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

When rain falls in the summer months, high daytime temperatures can mean that the water quickly evaporates away from the soil.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Heat domes can cause "dry thunderstorms," in which rain evaporates before hitting the ground and lightning strikes are liable to trigger wildfires, as much of the western United States is already experiencing drought conditions.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

All my anger at her over the last week evaporates in a haze of worry about the ice cream machine.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

"There was so much clamour around him - then it just evaporated," he recalls.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Had she secured a second Olympic gold, the motivation to dive into the pro ranks might have evaporated.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

LIV Golf is playing what could be its final tournament as executives scramble to find new investors after its Saudi funding evaporated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

According to Judge Ferrero, Byrd and Roberts initially had a right to defend themselves, but that right evaporated once their attacker began retreating—while he still held his shotgun—and they moved toward him.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

Molly’s dream of a quiet summer evaporated, for the house was desperately in need of rehabilitation—“an old wreck, one of the oldest around, and built without benefit of architect” she recollected.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Teenage work has been evaporating across the nation since the 1980s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

It was a sign that the "spirit of Anchorage" has, if not disappeared, then at least started evaporating.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

"Not only have we been able to clear the view, but we can finally pin down what the clouds are made out of and how they're condensing and evaporating as they move around the planet."

From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026

“The argument for having lower rates is just evaporating right before our very eyes,” said Brian Bethune, an economist at Boston College, in an interview.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 28, 2026

The air blows a little harder, grows colder, and we all three smile, our sweat evaporating from our foreheads.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett




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