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vaporizes

  • present tense form of vaporize (3rd person singular).

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The extreme heat instantly vaporizes nearby air and materials, creating a brilliant, expanding cloud of gas and plasma.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

When a single research report vaporizes hundreds of billions in market cap, institutional investors have already modeled their own displacement.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

The chase scenes are shot with cool colors and shadows, but the tension vaporizes soon as you realize that the killer can pop up anywhere, untethered by logic or physics.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2025

Patagonia is collecting end-of-life wet suits for a partner that vaporizes them to reclaim what’s known as carbon black, a key ingredient in neoprene and in the natural rubber Patagonia uses.

From Seattle Times • May 12, 2024

It's a sullen, vindictive cold outside, colder than it's been in months, and my breath vaporizes as we hurry along the canal.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse