1
as in to disappear
to cease to be visible
the fog soon melted away with the rising of the sun
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2
as in to thaw
to go from a solid to a liquid state
a forgotten carton of ice cream was melting away on the counter
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Recent Examples of melt
As the weather warms, melting snow from the mountains can lift local river levels even higher, with dangerous consequences.
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Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 30 Apr. 2026
The ski slope on Dutch Henry Hill on CMC’s campus, at 10,200 feet above sea level, had melted away earlier this spring after a historically bad snow season.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
Place 1 cheese slice on each patty, and cook until cheese is melted.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
Dropping temperatures would help keep it from melting quickly.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
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Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 30 Apr. 2026
The ski slope on Dutch Henry Hill on CMC’s campus, at 10,200 feet above sea level, had melted away earlier this spring after a historically bad snow season.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
Place 1 cheese slice on each patty, and cook until cheese is melted.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
Dropping temperatures would help keep it from melting quickly.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melt
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The expectation of even a modicum of diversity within the halls of government could disappear quickly.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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The master plan hopes to significantly reduce that amount, curbing the region’s needs for disappearing landfill space.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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That move thawed out the City Hall hiring freeze sparked by that same budget crunch.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2026
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How to Use Frozen Avocado Avocados that have been frozen and thawed aren't ideal for every dish.—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
1 May 2026
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Was this how a predator self-vanishes?—
Chang-rae Lee,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
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Loyalty points may be worthless Clint Henderson, a travel expert with The Points Guy, said many Spirit Airlines customers could see the value of their loyalty points vanish, with little chance of recovering them.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
2 May 2026
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The first component is the melting tank, where lead ingots are loaded and liquefied.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Apr. 2026
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Spot liquefied natural gas prices in Asia are poised to fall roughly 17% to about $15 per million British thermal units, after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire that could temporarily reopen the Strait of Hormuz, traders said.—
Sing Yee Ong,
Bloomberg,
8 Apr. 2026
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Between items that are dated and faded, here are a handful of outdoor decor pieces that designers say are always eyesores.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
1 May 2026
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Public conversation centers on politics, blame, and strategy, while children fade into the background.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
1 May 2026
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The decision reflected a common pattern in China's technology sector, where startups establish offshore corporate structures to access global capital and reassure foreign investors, and sometimes soften regulatory scrutiny while maintaining engineering talent and intellectual ties to the mainland.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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This cult Japanese skincare-meets-makeup hybrid is an ultra-fine powder to even out skin tone, soften the look of pores, and reduce shine, leaving a translucent finish with subtle coverage.—
Anita Bhagwandas,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Declaration’s insurrectionist contention—that people, when unjustly provoked, have the right to dissolve their government—hung heavily in a country that had just witnessed the eleven states of the Confederacy make the same argument.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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In an apparent effort to dutifully execute his wishes, DOJ filed a motion demanding that District Judge Richard Leon dissolve his injunction halting the ballroom project.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
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The system fuses data from various sources, including smartphones, security and traffic cameras, Wi-Fi signals, drones and social media.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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Azumi aims to reinterpret these, long famed for fusing historic aesthetics with unrivaled hospitality.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 May 2026
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“Melt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melt. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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