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as in disappears
to cease to be visible
the fog soon melted away with the rising of the sun
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as in thaws
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 melts
The worsening economy could be undermining the ability of Syria’s military to fight, as the value of soldiers’ salaries melts away while the insurgents are flush with cash.
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Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
This stunning candle warmer melts your favorite, scented waxes easily.
—Savannah Smith, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
The lamp gently melts candle wax to unleash the scent in your home.
—Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
With more of this snipping, the cheese melts more easily but is less able to stretch and more likely to become soupy.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
This stunning candle warmer melts your favorite, scented waxes easily.
—Savannah Smith, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
The lamp gently melts candle wax to unleash the scent in your home.
—Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
With more of this snipping, the cheese melts more easily but is less able to stretch and more likely to become soupy.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for melts
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So Far The series turns on a Sri-Lankan woman who arrives in a small Icelandic outpost and then suddenly disappears.Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024
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The pain usually disappears after about 10 minutes of rest but can return with movement.Laura Schober, Health, 8 Dec. 2024
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With boxed wine, that pressure vanishes.Andrew Watman, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Things take a twist when her partner, also an agent, gets outed by Russian intelligence and vanishes mysteriously.Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
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Bring to a simmer over medium; cook, stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves, about 3 minutes.Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
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That call — transmitted through the release of a specialized hormone called Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone (TRH) — sends a message from the brain to a specific gland that, in turn dissolves the egg wall, enabling the embryo to break free.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
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It’s fully loaded with lean-sensitive ABS, traction control and four riding modes including Rain - which softens the curves and helps keep you upright - and the proverbial Sport, for the outlaw in all of us.Josh Max, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Jean-Baptiste softens nothing about her; this is a performance as raw as a bundle of thorns, fierce and uncompromising.Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Melts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melts. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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