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as in to melt (away)

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noun

as in evaporation

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Recent Examples of fade (away)
Noun
Antetokounmpo opened the scoring Thursday, scoring the first points of the night on a one-legged fadeaway jumper from the free-throw line. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 The two big scrambles (23 yards and 14 yards), the deep ball to Wicks (as well as a fadeaway touchdown pass to him), the tight-window passes to Goedert and DeVonta Smith are all moments that can carry over. — Zach Berman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Gray scored 25 points, went a perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line and hit the game-winning fadeaway jumper with 15 seconds left to lift Atlanta to its third consecutive win over Dallas this season — sweeping the regular-season series. — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 30 July 2026 Betts can score from midrange and has a fadeaway jumper leaning off her back right foot. — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for fade (away)
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fade (away)
  1. vanish
  2. evaporation
  3. evaporate
  4. passing
  5. fall away
  6. melting
  7. give out
  8. fading
Verb
  • In 2022, notorious FTX cofounder and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was dropped from the billionaires ranking after 94% of his fortune vanished in a single day.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Fusiliers stream overhead in huge numbers, while a white-tip reef shark patrols the wall before vanishing into the endless blue below.
    — Avantika Chaturvedi, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of vanish
Noun
  • Large amounts of water can be lost through that evaporation on the hottest days.
    — Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Sarah Porter, the director of ASU’s Kyl Center for Water Policy, explained that while 15 to 20 percent of the water TSMC uses is lost to evaporation, much of the rest is processed in the company’s recycling plant.
    — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of evaporation
Verb
  • The Huskies’ 3-point shooting woes also evaporated in the comfortable confines of Gampel.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Thursday’s losses were broad after gains for the majority of stocks on Wall Street during the morning quickly evaporated.
    — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of evaporate
Noun
  • After three straight field goals, the Huskies finally found the end zone with a 4-yard passing touchdown from Williams to Baron Naone midway through the third quarter.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • For people like us grieving the passing of a furry friend, and others who have a fondness for dogs but not be ready to own one, programs like Barks & Recreation can serve a valuable purpose.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of passing
Verb
  • With every piece of news about a Democratic pickup, a historic win or a complete rout on Tuesday, 24 years of Republican dominance in Georgia fell away a little more completely.
    — Patricia Murphy, AJC.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • There’s invisible but undeniable power when all that noise falls away, where the harsh and heightened soundscapes resolve into softer and more beautiful sonic worlds.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of fall away
Noun
  • This was the process designed to stop traditional melting at high heat.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The team’s melting models matched the rock’s chemistry best when its mantle source contained garnet, a mineral that is stable in the Martian mantle only at depths of more than 160 kilometers.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of melting
Verb
  • It was only given out through a raffle to five fans, and pairs have sold for as much as $9,000.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • After losing to Utah 47-24 in the Pac-12 championship game in Las Vegas – the night that Williams’ hamstring gave out on him – the Trojans were 10th in the final ranking.
    — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of give out
Noun
  • On the processing side, Reca said Pioneer relies on resource-efficient technologies such as laser fading, ozone treatments and low-water enzyme finishing.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • One caveat worth flagging in consultations is that because the pigment sits in the skin, complete fading isn’t guaranteed.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026
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“Fade (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fade%20%28away%29. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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