1
as in disappeared
to cease to be visible
the fog soon melted away with the rising of the sun
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as in thawed
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 melted
Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
Microwave white chocolate chips in a medium heatproof bowl on HIGH in 15-second intervals until melted, about 1 minute, stirring between intervals.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
In the end, those security forces melted away as rebel groups swept across the Mideast nation.
—Greg Myre, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
Over the past weeks, HTS swept through Aleppo, Hama, and Homs with surprising ease as Assad’s forces melted away.
—Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Mix until everything is melted together.
—Joe Difazio, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
Best Time to Visit Most travelers will want to visit between July and mid-August, when days are long, the snow has melted, and temperatures are warmer.
—Emily Hart, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
Cook over medium-low, stirring frequently and adjusting heat as needed to maintain a simmer, until chocolate mixture is melted and smooth, about 6 minutes.
—Tricia Manzanero Stuedeman, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until the cheese has melted, about 8 minutes more.
—Farideh Sadeghin, Saveur, 29 Nov. 2024
Verb
Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring constantly and scraping bottom of saucepan with a silicone spatula, until chocolate is melted and smooth, about 3 minutes.
—Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
Microwave white chocolate chips in a medium heatproof bowl on HIGH in 15-second intervals until melted, about 1 minute, stirring between intervals.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
In the end, those security forces melted away as rebel groups swept across the Mideast nation.
—Greg Myre, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
Over the past weeks, HTS swept through Aleppo, Hama, and Homs with surprising ease as Assad’s forces melted away.
—Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Mix until everything is melted together.
—Joe Difazio, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
Best Time to Visit Most travelers will want to visit between July and mid-August, when days are long, the snow has melted, and temperatures are warmer.
—Emily Hart, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
Cook over medium-low, stirring frequently and adjusting heat as needed to maintain a simmer, until chocolate mixture is melted and smooth, about 6 minutes.
—Tricia Manzanero Stuedeman, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until the cheese has melted, about 8 minutes more.
—Farideh Sadeghin, Saveur, 29 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for melted
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But before that, in a ground floor space that used to be an industrial kitchen, is Barney’s Water Cast 10 (2015), a large sculpture made by pouring molten bronze into a slurry of water and bentonite clay.Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Here, his Water Cast 10 is part modernist abstraction, part wasps’ nest, and part Chinese scholar’s rock made by a crew of people pouring molten copper into a combination of clay and water.Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
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Thousands walk out of Syrian prisons as families search desperately for the disappeared.Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Megafauna seem to have disappeared around the end of the Pleistocene, after humans’ Asia-to-America migration.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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Assad’s regime vanished at a speed few anticipated.Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The news raised eyebrows all around, as many believed his chance of tasting another victory had vanished as Mercedes was then mired in the midfield while McLaren was in hot pursuit of the championship.Yara Elshebiny, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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After a temporary fall from grace when a 2021 Times investigation revealed a lack of diversity in its membership and raised concerns around its ethics and financial practices, the Golden Globes’ original organizing body was dissolved and converted into a for-profit enterprise.Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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When Jacques Chirac dissolved the parliament, in 1997, Dominique de Villepin was one of the President’s top advisers.Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Melted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melted. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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