evaporates

present tense third-person singular of evaporate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of evaporates Scalding criticism evaporates like steam back into an atmosphere that police command. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 The idea of animals as slaves of their instincts or mindless automatons evaporates. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026 Warmer water evaporates more quickly, which adds more moisture to the air and in turn, should create more intense and heavier rainfall, but exactly where that sets up is still to be determined. — Zoe Mintz, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026 The water vapor evaporates, leaving microscopic pores behind. — New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026 When the vendor’s leadership walks out the door, the context evaporates with them. — Thanh Pham, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 An exceptional drought in 2026 has made the riverbed dry, which could complicate efforts to get the entire release into Lake Hefner as water soaks into the dry ground and evaporates into the air. — Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 22 Sep. 2026 African ecommerce company Jumia’s 2019 New York Stock Exchange debut showed how fast ‘African growth story’ enthusiasm evaporates even after initially hitting a record high valuation months after IPO. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026 During fabrication, the materials are dissolved in a solvent and then crystallize as the solvent evaporates. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaporates
Verb
  • The next shift is to build continuity around the product itself, and its ownership… For brands, a product no longer disappears after the first sale.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • First, a Portuguese fishing vessel disappears without a trace.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Washington just needs to act before the debt begins to spiral and fiscal space vanishes.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2026
  • As the temperature drops and food vanishes, worker wasps become desperate for calories.
    — Nick Perry, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Community organizations spent decades cultivating wealthy baby boomer donors, and so that connection fades with each generation removed from the original donors.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Its manganese spins continue fluctuating in preferred directions after long-range magnetic order fades.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Step into this red light foot wrap and watch as your fatigue melts away.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • In laser powder bed fusion (LPBF), a 3D printing method, a laser selectively melts layers of metal powder to form complex internal passages and cavities.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Evaporates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaporates. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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