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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There are also suggestions that sea ice may be melting because of warmth trapped just below the surface of the ocean, Scambos said.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026 -
Driven in part by fears that the frozen landscapes of Antarctica may be irreversibly melting away because of climate change, tourism to the bottom of the world is soaring.—
Sam McNeil,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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One frozen bag of cooked carrots was thawing on the prep counter.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
May 8,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2026
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In some experiments, scientists have reactivated viruses that remained capable of infecting host cells after thawing, though none have been linked to human illness.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Deliquescing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliquescing. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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