SHRIVELS Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

shrivels

verb

present tense third-person singular of shrivel

as in evaporates

to become small and wrinkly usually as a result of dehydration Without irrigation, these plants would shrivel (up) and die.

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Recent Examples of shrivels The human heart shrivels away in space, but researchers have found that mini-hearts grown from human stem cells sprout in space significantly faster than in labs on Earth. — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 3 May 2026 Drought shrivels the grapes; excessive heat deprives the juice of acidity; too much rain results in rampant mold. — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026

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At that temperature and above, the warm ocean water evaporates into the air, changing from liquid to vapor.

— Zachary Handlos, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
In facilities equipped with evaporative cooling towers, some of the circulating water evaporates, carrying heat out of the data center into the atmosphere.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of evaporates

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Until, suddenly, the life drains from his eyes, sometimes for barely a second, and returning before anyone else in the scene notices.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
The all-in-one dock cleans the spinning dual mops with hot water, dries them with warm air to prevent musty smells, and automatically drains and refills the water tank.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of drains

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Measuring a quantum state typically collapses it, forcing it into one of two possible answers.

— Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026
The arc of this feud is now well known to all and will no doubt be shaped into the epic poetry our descendants recite in front of bonfires long after our civilization collapses.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of collapses

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The city is bracing for triple digit temperatures this week as another heat wave scorches Central and Eastern Europe, driving fears that levels could drop even further.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026
France followed its hottest-ever day with yet more brutal temperatures as a deadly heat wave scorches much of western Europe.

— Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 24 June 2026

Definition of scorches

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The film is set in Lucknow as the age of the nawabs (Muslim nobles) fades.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Speed without a foundation collapses, and attention in a crowded market fades fast, but trust endures; and trust is exactly what this channel builds.

— Joel Goldstein, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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