DRIP-DRIES Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

drip-dries

verb

present tense third-person singular of drip-dry

as in evaporates

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evaporates

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Brands arrive, projects launch, training happens, and then sourcing priorities shift and the investment evaporates.

— Bart Vollaard, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
Most of it evaporates into the working day because nobody was listening for it.

— Bryan Adams, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

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