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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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
After a long day, a hot, steamy shower can melt the stress away.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 June 2026
What makes Roaring River Falls so dangerous Roaring River Falls is a 40-foot cascade that surges through a narrow granite chute, especially powerful in late spring and early summer when melting snow feeds Sierra rivers.
—James Ward, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Kristen Wiig in a voice-over role also melts hearts as the lovable Roboto.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 2 June 2026
For the most discerning mixologist, only pure, flavorless, slow-melting ice will do.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 June 2026
What makes Roaring River Falls so dangerous Roaring River Falls is a 40-foot cascade that surges through a narrow granite chute, especially powerful in late spring and early summer when melting snow feeds Sierra rivers.
—James Ward, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Kristen Wiig in a voice-over role also melts hearts as the lovable Roboto.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 2 June 2026
For the most discerning mixologist, only pure, flavorless, slow-melting ice will do.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melt
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As America marks the 82nd anniversary of D-Day on Saturday, a group of women whose wartime labor helped sustain the Allied war effort gathered in New Orleans to remember a generation that is rapidly disappearing.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
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At the Union the meat is still cut in-house and aged on a band saw, a practice Boyd says has all but disappeared elsewhere.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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America’s national parks shine in the summertime, with spectacular mountain passes thawed for the season, sparkling lakes and glittering beaches at the peak of their allure, and blankets of wildflowers exploding into bloom.—
Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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The Quibi debacle has not completely thawed that reticence.—
Frank Racioppi,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The immediacy of personal experience will vanish.—
Kevin Maurer,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2026
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Reeves noted Connecticut will become just the second state to commit state dollars this year to replace vanishing federal SNAP support.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2026
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The first is the melting tank, where lead ingots will be loaded and liquified.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
27 May 2026
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The war has trapped hundreds of vessels in the region and caused one of the largest disruptions to global crude and liquefied natural gas supplies in recent years.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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While desirable homes still sell quickly, frenzied bidding wars have faded.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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Deadheading Is Another Form Of Pinching Back Deadheading is similar to pinching back, but it is done once the flowers begin to fade.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
28 May 2026
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Inside, its modernist lines are softened by lush textiles and the soft curves of furnishings from Urquiola’s designs for Italian brands such as Cassina and Molteni, as well as the vertical gardens developed by botanist Patrick Blanc.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Reports suggest OpenAI's financials are comparatively weaker and that secondary market demand for its shares has softened—while competition for Anthropic secondary shares has been described as fierce.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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However, in November 2019 — less than two years after taking office and a month after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize — Abiy dissolved the EPRDF.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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First, hydrogen dissolves and diffuses into the uranium metal.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
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Helphenstein, the owner of a Los Angeles gallery, launched the Instagram account Jerry Gogosian in 2018, fusing the names of renowned art critic Jerry Saltz and megallerist Larry Gagosian.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 June 2026
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Heavily involved in the design of her Nike outfits, Osaka loves to fuse fashion with tennis.—
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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“Melt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melt. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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