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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
The thick texture melts quickly and sinks straight into your dry skin, leaving your lips feeling less cracked.
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Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024
However, how fast and how much of the ice sheet will melt depends on future emissions, other climate actions and natural variability within the ice sheet.
—Avery Schuyler Nunn, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
That was a disaster for the Ravens, who took a 9-0 lead and then melted away.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 2 Dec. 2024
The life source of these plants spills down from the melting snow into a region replete with curbside canals everywhere.
—Louise Schiavone, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024
However, how fast and how much of the ice sheet will melt depends on future emissions, other climate actions and natural variability within the ice sheet.
—Avery Schuyler Nunn, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
That was a disaster for the Ravens, who took a 9-0 lead and then melted away.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 2 Dec. 2024
The life source of these plants spills down from the melting snow into a region replete with curbside canals everywhere.
—Louise Schiavone, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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With restaurants closed, and a complete ban on having people outside of your bubble—let alone chefs—in your home, their entire business model disappeared overnight.Lela London, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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For Hughes and Hronek, time and space at the point disappeared from early December onward.Jimmy Durkin, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Though studies are limited, some research suggests that the ice crystals formed during freezing cause the rupture of fruit cell walls, which changes the texture and flavor of frozen fruit, like blueberries, during the thawing process.Jillian Kubala, RD, Health, 3 Dec. 2024
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This takes about 30 minutes per pound, so the 8-pound turkey will take about 4 hours to thaw.Katia Hetter, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
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When Assad and other top government officials vanished from Syria after reportedly resigning and hosting negotiations with rebel groups who started seizing control of the Middle Eastern country last weekend, prominent critics of Trump and his allies trolled Gabbard on social media.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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Crews have ended their search for three climbers from North America who vanished attempting to climb Aoraki, the tallest mountain in New Zealand, officials said.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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Asia Pacific has been liquefying LNG on a relatively large and consistent basis since 1990.Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Then it is liquefied, sterilized, and sent to huge tanks where lactic acid begins the fermentation process.Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Dec. 2024
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Breathe Mindfully: This principle involves immersing yourself so fully in the breath that all other body sensations fade from awareness.Joseph Sudhip, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Strong pay gains appear to be a holdout while other Covid-era distortions fade, Elyse Ausenbaugh, head of investment strategy at JPMorgan Wealth Management, wrote in commentary issued Friday.Alicia Wallace, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
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Following the death of her makeup artist, Alexis Vogel, in 2019, who lost her battle with breast cancer, Anderson says her look softened.Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
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When the dryness levels hit critical mass, the Indigo line is here to soften and soothe.Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
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Trump has quickly put together a Cabinet for his incoming administration, has seen his legal problems dissolve and has benefited from a bump in polling since winning a second term earlier this month.Brett Samuels, The Hill, 28 Nov. 2024
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Catch up quick: Project 2025 includes proposals for the president to replace thousands of career civil servants with loyalists and dissolve government agencies such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — all in the name of streamlining government under the president's control.Avery Lotz, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Melt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melt. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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