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deliquescing

verb

present participle of deliquesce
as in melting
to go from a solid to a liquid state a rotting tomato slowly deliquescing in the hot summer sun

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  1. melting
  2. thawing
Verb
  • Rancher Jay Fetcher said that with climate change, the snow is melting much earlier in the spring on his high-elevation pastures.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Opposition is melting in Asia and Europe amid improved reactor designs and desperation for more power.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of melting
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  • Ties between the two countries, which had deteriorated sharply following a deadly border skirmish in 2020, have been thawing for more than a year.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Mayor Karen Bass and billionaire developer Rick Caruso appeared together at a groundbreaking for the new Palisades Recreation Center on Tuesday, in a sign that the sometimes icy relationship between the two 2022 mayoral rivals is thawing.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of thawing
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