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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
Johna Burdeos, Health, 21 Oct. 2024
Swirl to coat the whole pan with the melted better, then pour in the cornbread batter.
—Tiffany Vickers Davis, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
Cook Cook and stir over medium-high until butter is melted and sugar is dissolved.
—Shelli McConnell, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2024
Pour in the milk and heat until the milk is warm and the butter has completely melted, about 2 minutes more.
—Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2024
In recent years, the Amazon has experienced more droughts, mountain glaciers have melted, and Europe has suffered more floods.
—David Hodari, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
Drivers passed out, engines wore out and tires melted.
—Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
At the facility, weapon-grade uranium (which is usually enriched above 20 percent) is first melted and then mixed with depleted uranium to form HALEU.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2024
The friction and heat generated from this 380-million-year-old collision melted rock miles below the Earth’s surface, as local geologist Alex Glover told North Carolina’s Our State magazine in 2014.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
Add dark chocolate squares or melted dark chocolate to use as a dip.
—Johna Burdeos, Health, 21 Oct. 2024
Swirl to coat the whole pan with the melted better, then pour in the cornbread batter.
—Tiffany Vickers Davis, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
Cook Cook and stir over medium-high until butter is melted and sugar is dissolved.
—Shelli McConnell, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2024
Pour in the milk and heat until the milk is warm and the butter has completely melted, about 2 minutes more.
—Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2024
In recent years, the Amazon has experienced more droughts, mountain glaciers have melted, and Europe has suffered more floods.
—David Hodari, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
Drivers passed out, engines wore out and tires melted.
—Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
At the facility, weapon-grade uranium (which is usually enriched above 20 percent) is first melted and then mixed with depleted uranium to form HALEU.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2024
The friction and heat generated from this 380-million-year-old collision melted rock miles below the Earth’s surface, as local geologist Alex Glover told North Carolina’s Our State magazine in 2014.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for melted
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Currents of molten lava rose and collapsed like thick tongues of muddy ocean water, making a concussive sloshing sound that snapped and boomed.Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
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Train derailment in Kentucky forced evacuation for molten sulfur spill In November 2023, a CSX train derailed in Eastern Kentucky, spilling molten sulfur and forcing the evacuation of a nearby small town over air quality concerns, NBC News reported.Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2024
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Bell found plenty of movie success post-Veronica (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Frozen) and her NBC show The Good Place was well-received but quickly disappeared from cultural memory.Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2024
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Judge Jenny Rivera argued the move could potentially put the city out of compliance with New York environmental regulations if the park disappeared.Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Tracker Remover and File Shredder vanished from the standalone antivirus at one point, but these two features are back.PCMAG, PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
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The last minute surge in enrollments, which had occurred every previous year, vanished.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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However, that partnership dissolved two years in, in 2022, with West accusing the retailer of failing to adhere to its agreement.Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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By Saturday, the storm had dissolved into remnants.Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Melted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melted. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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