as in to melt (away)
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Recent Examples of fade (away)
Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
Boston’s final four possessions of the third quarter ended in a Pritchard fadeaway, a dish to Gonzalez for a layup, a dish to Scheierman for a layup and another Pritchard fadeaway.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
His first bucket was a fadeaway along the left sideline after a post move over his right shoulder.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Her inside game is close to unstoppable, supplemented with a one-legged midrange fadeaway and an improved set shot beyond the arc.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Among her impressive moves, Sienna followed an offensive rebound with a step-back fadeaway jumper, drove the baseline for a layup and also took a pass over the top of the defense for a layup.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
Boston’s final four possessions of the third quarter ended in a Pritchard fadeaway, a dish to Gonzalez for a layup, a dish to Scheierman for a layup and another Pritchard fadeaway.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
His first bucket was a fadeaway along the left sideline after a post move over his right shoulder.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Her inside game is close to unstoppable, supplemented with a one-legged midrange fadeaway and an improved set shot beyond the arc.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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How Each Affects Roasting Results The way your vegetables roast depends heavily on heat transfer and moisture evaporation.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
21 Jan. 2026
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Solar evaporation ponds consume vast amounts of land and water, while mining creates large volumes of waste and emissions.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Jan. 2026
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His passing was duly eulogized by the Reagan Foundation and the Young America's Foundation at the Reagan Ranch.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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Mensah, a second-team All-ACC selection, had the second-best passing grade in the conference (85), trailing only FSU quarterback Thomas Castellanos.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2026
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On Monday, there will be little improvement on the roads, and some melting will occur with sunny skies.—
Lauren Bostwick,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Dreams Curaçao Resort, Spa & Casino Willemstad, Curaçao An autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Curaçao is a melting pot of languages and cultures.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
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Miami-Dade County commissioners cleared the way Thursday for a heavy-equipment dealer to build a sprawling new headquarters outside the county’s Urban Development Boundary, which was put in place decades ago to protect vanishing wetlands and farms.—
Jenny Staletovich,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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After 2022’s Grammy-winning Harry’s House and its attendant 22-month Love On Tour, Harry Styles all but vanished from public view, with only the occasional pap shot—strolling Rome’s cobblestones or cutting across Hampstead in an ever-expanding collection of sneakerinas—serving as proof of life.—
Daniel Rodgers,
Vogue,
24 Jan. 2026
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Lower temperatures reduce fiber stress, color fading and shrinkage, helping garments maintain their shape and appearance longer.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Hot water can be rough on fabrics and reduce the quality of your bedding over time, causing shrinking, fading, and deterioration of the fabric.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
22 Jan. 2026
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In the season 1 finale, it was revealed that Roman was an undercover FBI informant, which might have been the reason for his vanishing.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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His vanishing is what kickstarted everything.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Dec. 2025
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And in wet years, atmospheric river storms often bring more frequent drenching conditions because warmer temperatures cause more moisture to evaporate into storms.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
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When the sun is just skimming across the horizon and ducking behind other peaks, all the heat that the sun baked into the snow and rocks during the day evaporates—fast.—
Outside,
Outside,
23 Jan. 2026
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These were both indicators of greater hardness and higher energy dissipation in the copper.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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Notably, like the Navier-Stokes equations (and unlike the other two kinds of equations the researchers studied), the CCF equations describe fluids that have a dissipation property akin to viscosity.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Fade (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fade%20%28away%29. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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