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
Pour melted butter into a stand mixer bowl and refrigerate until room temperature, about 10 minutes.
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Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2025
People's hearts melted over Nova's happiness and the kids' laughter.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Likely consequences range from a lack of food and drought to flash floods from melting ice caps, according to Mehrunissa Malik, a climate change and sustainability expert from Pakistan’s capital Islamabad.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
Once melted, add the flour and cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and very lightly browned, about 1 minute.
—Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 15 Apr. 2025
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Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2025
People's hearts melted over Nova's happiness and the kids' laughter.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Likely consequences range from a lack of food and drought to flash floods from melting ice caps, according to Mehrunissa Malik, a climate change and sustainability expert from Pakistan’s capital Islamabad.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
Once melted, add the flour and cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and very lightly browned, about 1 minute.
—Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melt
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After Norman disappeared, Zizz borrowed a friend's vehicle and left the area.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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If gate donations continue to decline, street festivals will continue to shrink or simply disappear.—
Pamela Maass,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2025
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The territory has some of the largest uranium and rare earth deposits in the world, and Trump has repeatedly expressed interest in mining the land, which is rapidly thawing due to climate change.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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So, the salmon thawing in a cooler outside its bag was a problem.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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But if the barrier is breached, protection vanishes, and the note’s return moves in tandem with the underlying asset, meaning that the client assumes a 1:1 loss.—
Sergei Klebnikov,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The Yorktown vanished about 1,000 miles northwest of Honolulu, and was rediscovered by a U.S. Navy and National Geographic expedition in 1998.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2025
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The primary import from the U.S. is liquefied natural gas (LNG).—
Lidia Kurasinska,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The pyrolysis process that liquefies plastic at temperatures close to 290 degrees Celsius (554 degrees Fahrenheit) can unfurl toxic byproducts, such as antimony, benzene or toluene.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Apr. 2025
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First, there was a drip-drip-drip of crisis: as costs everywhere rose, city, state, and federal monies faded away once COVID-era bailout efforts came to an end.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2025
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The blotchy black pattern was very obvious in small snakes but faded and less visible in larger ones, the study said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2025
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Grapes are chilled after picking for 24 hours to soften grape skins before whole cluster fermentation.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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In a December call, the Pope lobbied Biden to soften death-row sentences for convicts.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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Yet now, in Jerusalem, at the scene of his death, all his magnificent words have dissolved into the ...—
Joseph Loconte,
National Review,
20 Apr. 2025
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In recent years, Dolan has noticed some of those stigmas dissolving.—
Aditi Shrikant,
CNBC,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Melt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melt. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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