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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Snow that makes it to the ground is melting earlier and at a faster pace, reducing meaningful runoff.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025 -
Station at 3,400 meters above sea level Glaciers everywhere, including those in the Alps and Andes, are melting at a worrisome speed due to climate change.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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The restaurant violated 18 standards, including food debris on kitchen surfaces and several bowls of chicken thawing at room temperature.—
Evan Moore
August 29,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Aug. 2025
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Experts called it unprecedented and warned that Alpine permafrost was thawing.—
Daniel A. Gross,
New Yorker,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Deliquescing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliquescing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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