as in to melt (away)
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Recent Examples of fade (away)
Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Rohan Nadkarni Jabari Smith Jr. can’t hid a fadeaway as time expires and that will do it!
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 22 Oct. 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
The Valkyries scored the first basket of the second half, but the Lynx countered with a Collier fadeaway and a 3-pointer from Smith.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2025
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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
Rohan Nadkarni Jabari Smith Jr. can’t hid a fadeaway as time expires and that will do it!
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 22 Oct. 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
The Valkyries scored the first basket of the second half, but the Lynx countered with a Collier fadeaway and a 3-pointer from Smith.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fade (away)
Noun
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This is because warmer air can carry greater amounts of moisture, and warming seas also allow for the evaporation of greater amounts of water vapor into the atmosphere, giving hurricanes more energy.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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The evaporation of food assistance would likely hit the region hard.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This episode was recorded 12 days prior to the passing of her mother Diane Ladd.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Following the initiative’s passing, the city created a Sacramento Children’s Fund Planning and Oversight Commission to help develop a strategic funding plan.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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These pores physically trap molten stearic acid, while capillary forces and hydrogen bonding prevent it from flowing out during melting.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Dec. 2025
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Add sand, sawdust, cat litter, or gypsum to your ice melting formula to decrease the amount of salt product needed and reduce soil toxicity.—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
29 Dec. 2025
Verb
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At first glance, replacing tens or even hundreds of millions of vanishing federal Medicaid dollars each year is not an unsolvable problem in Connecticut.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
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Any early-season thoughts about the Blackhawks potentially struggling with attendance this season have vanished.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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For heirlooms or items that hold special significance, consider preserving them with proper storage techniques that will avoid color fading and fabric damage.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
1 Jan. 2026
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Its material is soft and durable, as well as resistant to scratches and fading, according to the brand.—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
31 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Instead of just the solar disk vanishing, the entire corona disappeared.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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The literary thriller charts the disappearance of a girl from an upstate New York summer camp — and links it to the mysterious vanishing of her brother years earlier.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Cases in which Black people were scammed, robbed, or even killed evaporated in court because of the testimony law.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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If the weather is cold enough and the lakes freeze over, less snow falls because the water can't evaporate into the air.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The net result would be the dissipation of the beam's energy.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Apple’s new top-of-the-line handset has its best cameras to date, an improved heat dissipation system and its most significant physical redesign in years.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Fade (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fade%20%28away%29. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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