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
Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Dec. 2024
This, of course, is exactly what happened in Syria, where the regime’s supporters melted away.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
Several types of bulbs poke their heads out of the ground before the snow has melted away.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
Remove from microwave and stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is smooth.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
Remove from microwave and stir until chocolate is completely melted.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
The newspaper war ended, and the good times melted away.
—Tim Kiska, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
Pretzels or ice cream sundae — just some chocolate syrup and the ice cream’s not melted.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2024
Hearts have melted over a dog's reaction to seeing her owner coming home, after waiting eagerly for her at the train station.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
There's a lot of American cheese melted on top, and a demure pile of raw onion.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Dec. 2024
This, of course, is exactly what happened in Syria, where the regime’s supporters melted away.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
Several types of bulbs poke their heads out of the ground before the snow has melted away.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
Remove from microwave and stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is smooth.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
Remove from microwave and stir until chocolate is completely melted.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
The newspaper war ended, and the good times melted away.
—Tim Kiska, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
Pretzels or ice cream sundae — just some chocolate syrup and the ice cream’s not melted.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2024
Hearts have melted over a dog's reaction to seeing her owner coming home, after waiting eagerly for her at the train station.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for melted
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Next is the liquid outer core, made of molten iron and nickel, which is about 1,300 miles thick and has temperatures between 8,000 and 10,000 degrees.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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For example, the magma nearest the surface of the Yellowstone Caldera contains a lot of silica, which lends the molten rocks a sticky, viscous, and slow-moving quality.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The sun has disappeared beyond the middle-class condos of West Palm Beach and the western sky is painted tangerine.Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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His mother had disappeared during the journey from Cuba.Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Some visions of moral progress look forward to a world in which the in-group/out-group distinction has vanished.Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Continue reading … MISSING IN ACTION – Congresswoman who quietly vanished from Capitol Hill has been living in a retirement facility.Fox News, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
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The notice states that if the company is dissolved, all properties and rights held are deemed to be bona vacantia and will belong to the Crown.Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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There is also evidence that alcohol fuels breast cancers by affecting levels of estrogen and other hormones, and that other kinds of carcinogens — such as those found in tobacco smoke — are more easily absorbed in the body when they are dissolved in alcohol.Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Melted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melted. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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