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Recent Examples of evaporation
The Messinian Salinity Crisis—which ran between 5.97 to 5.33 million years ago—occurred when the sea became isolated from the Atlantic Ocean, leading to the near-complete evaporation of the water due to arid conditions, leaving vast salt plains in the basin.
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Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
To combat this, summer gasoline blends are formulated with lower RVP to reduce evaporation.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
In more rural areas, however, adaptation might require moving outdoor work hours to after sunset, when temperatures drop, or covering irrigation ditches to avoid excess evaporation that could leave crops parched during droughts.
—Alice Hill, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2025
At the same time, as climate change continues to worsen, scientists project that snowmelt will decrease and evaporation rates will increase.
—Gabriel Eckstein, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2025
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Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
To combat this, summer gasoline blends are formulated with lower RVP to reduce evaporation.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
In more rural areas, however, adaptation might require moving outdoor work hours to after sunset, when temperatures drop, or covering irrigation ditches to avoid excess evaporation that could leave crops parched during droughts.
—Alice Hill, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2025
At the same time, as climate change continues to worsen, scientists project that snowmelt will decrease and evaporation rates will increase.
—Gabriel Eckstein, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaporation
Noun
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Its graphene cooling membrane and advanced heat dissipation ensure reliability, even under heavy use, keeping internal temperatures below 110°C and external ones below 60°C.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Feb. 2025
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According to Power Plant Efficiency, natural gas and oil power plants operate between 33% - 60% and 30% respectively due to heat dissipation.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Alvarez’s passing has significantly improved since his spell at Manchester City.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Shapiro points toward the band’s history in the city, noting that Garcia and the Dead’s last concert was in Chicago a month before Garcia’s passing.—
Ethan Millman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Mar. 2025
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As California leaders fight against President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, Sacramento schools are in limbo — waiting to see what kind of potentially devastating ramifications that the dissolution of the department could have on their operations.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Mar. 2025
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In these conditions, there is a significant chance that Trump’s efforts to subordinate America’s partners will backfire by hastening the dissolution of U.S. hegemony.—
Nicholas Mulder,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Evaporation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaporation. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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