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melting

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verb

present participle of melt

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for melting
Noun
  • To combat this, summer gasoline blends are formulated with lower RVP to reduce evaporation.
    Robert Rapier, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
  • In more rural areas, however, adaptation might require moving outdoor work hours to after sunset, when temperatures drop, or covering irrigation ditches to avoid excess evaporation that could leave crops parched during droughts.
    Alice Hill, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Alvarez’s passing has significantly improved since his spell at Manchester City.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Shapiro points toward the band’s history in the city, noting that Garcia and the Dead’s last concert was in Chicago a month before Garcia’s passing.
    Ethan Millman, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The disappearing chat feature is part of a Google Workspace suite that is accessible to about 26,000 employees and has been available in some form since the early 2010s, when the city began contracting with Google for email and other services, Magos said.
    Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The investigation was the result of an agreement between the city and a community group, the Crane Boulevard Safety Coalition, which found out about the disappearing messages in the course of litigation involving the construction of a home in Mount Washington.
    Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Though imperceptible to humans, 1 degree can make the difference between bitterly cold, dry gusts of arctic air freezing the lake over or evaporating its warm surface waters.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The lake also needs to be ice-free because ice acts as a barrier, preventing moisture from evaporating off the lake.
    Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • According to Power Plant Efficiency, natural gas and oil power plants operate between 33% - 60% and 30% respectively due to heat dissipation.
    Dianne Plummer, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
  • While diamond's heat dissipation is widely recognized, achieving better charge transport has been the bottleneck.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Melting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melting. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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