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verb

Definition of fade (away)next
as in to melt (away)

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noun

as in evaporation

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Recent Examples of fade (away)
Noun
Officials assessed McCollum a technical foul for inadvertently kicking Brunson below the belt while flailing his leg on a fadeaway jump shot in the Knicks’ Game 1 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026 Brown followed with a midrange fadeaway over Kon Knueppel and a full-speed buzzer-beating floater in traffic to cap a 10-0 run and put Boston up 90-87 entering the fourth. — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026 Saraf converted a one-legged fadeaway and had a breakaway dunk in consecutive possessions. — CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026 Instead, the Lakers superstar pulled up straight over the top of Bryant’s outstretched arm, dropping a fadeaway jumper softly through the net. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 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
  • Pena Sola vanished after being released from custody in 2016, officials said.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
  • The juvenile green, leafy trees had vanished and were replaced by rows of thin, lifeless trunks staked into the ground like tombstones.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Definition of vanish
Noun
  • Proper timing and technique prevent evaporation, overwatering, and plant stress.
    — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 23 July 2026
  • Those cooler waters can affect the atmosphere by reducing evaporation and limiting the amount of heat and moisture available to fuel thunderstorms.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 22 July 2026
Definition of evaporation
Verb
  • The worst time to water plants is in the afternoon when water can easily evaporate.
    — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 26 July 2026
  • That two-run cushion evaporated in the top of the eighth inning when Vaughn Grissom hit a two-run home run off reliever Jason Foley, notching things up at six apiece.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 25 July 2026
Definition of evaporate
Noun
  • Stafford, who led the league with 4,707 passing yards and 46 touchdown passes last season, found wide receiver Puka Nacua for a pair of deep connections, one of which was a stellar one-handed grab in traffic.
    — Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 28 July 2026
  • But Middle East Institute Senior Fellow Jaser AbuMousa told Fox News Digital his election is not exactly a passing of the torch.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of passing
Verb
  • This was decided by the storage capacity of early records and commercially reified for decades after the practical limitations fell away.
    — Brian Howe, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026
  • Keep an eye out for flowers in which the petals and stamens have fallen away completely.
    — Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 21 July 2026
Definition of fall away
Noun
  • Opened snack bags and faulty cardboard containers can lead to snacks spilling, melting, and leaving behind crumbs.
    — Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2026
  • These were the players who decided that this time, in Miami, in the melting heat, would be different.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of melting
Verb
  • Prior to Trump’s remarks, there were some awkward moments onstage as annual awards were given out, including to some journalists behind investigations of the president.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 July 2026
  • Every year Latino journalists from all over the country come together to learn some new reporting skills, court potential employees, show off new products and give out an appalling amount of tote bags.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of give out
Noun
  • By the 1960s, the children of those well-to-do travelers had adopted the fabric into their own preppy summer wardrobes, seeing its fading and irregularities as part of the charm.
    — Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • These give the Synactif Daytime Moisturizer texture-smoothing, tone-evening, contour-sculpting, cell-renewing, age-spot-fading, and wrinkle-plumping properties.
    — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 13 July 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 Jul. 2026.

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