vaporize
verb (used with object)
to cause to change into vapor.
has vaporized
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present perfectof vaporize (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Last year, he promised to build a “high wage, high skill” economy, a pledge that has vaporized, only to be replaced with a demand for pay restraint.
From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2022
So much so, in fact, that the movie even suffers some for all that has vaporized in the fallout from one character’s unfortunate fate.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2021
Elway’s Midas touch — two Super Bowls in his first five seasons — has vaporized during a three-year playoff drought fueled by failed hires, futile signings, fruitless drafts and plain, bad luck.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 1, 2019
Elway’s Midas touch - two Super Bowls in his first five seasons - has vaporized during a three-year playoff drought fueled by failed hires, futile signings, fruitless drafts and plain, bad luck.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 1, 2019
As for the other creditors, especially the state of Mississippi, the promise of a new industry has vaporized — KiOR’s only proven act of magic.
From Washington Post
