1
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
This stunning candle warmer melts your favorite, scented waxes easily.
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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
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
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But that misses the point of the distinct charm of a screen that disappears when not in use.Andrew Williams, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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As legitimate political space disappears and moderate Islamist voices are extinguished, Tajiks may come to believe that democracy does not work—and that violence is the answer.Steve Swerdlow, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2016
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Over time, the mask dissolves from a white gel into a clear film, which peels off with ease to reveal bouncy, dewy skin underneath.Jenny Berg, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
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This one begins with a gel-oil texture and then dissolves into a cleanser that takes off every last bit of gunk on your face.Brittany Leitner, StyleCaster, 1 Oct. 2024
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Experts who spoke to ABC News said the flex of labor market strength on Friday softens pressure on the Fed to speed up its rate cuts and stimulate the economy.Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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In addition to staving off smudging, caking, and fading, this mist softens the look of pores with niacinamide, reduces shine with lentil extract, and evens texture using bakuchiol.Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Melts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melts. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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