as in to melt (away)
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Recent Examples of fade (away)
Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
The Longhorns jolted out of the First Four with Tramon Mark’s walk-off fadeaway jumper.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
Arizona, the team who ran through the whole conference, didn’t really have a problem with anybody, needed a Hail Mary fadeaway to beat us.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
After Brunson missed another fadeaway, Podziemski went or the pullup off-the-dribble 3-pointer with under 24 seconds remaining and missed.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Laettner took one dribble, spun around and nailed the fadeaway jumper as time expired, giving Duke a 104-103 victory.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
The Longhorns jolted out of the First Four with Tramon Mark’s walk-off fadeaway jumper.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
Arizona, the team who ran through the whole conference, didn’t really have a problem with anybody, needed a Hail Mary fadeaway to beat us.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
After Brunson missed another fadeaway, Podziemski went or the pullup off-the-dribble 3-pointer with under 24 seconds remaining and missed.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
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Noun
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One method uses an instrument called a sling psychrometer, which is made of a dry-bulb thermometer that measures ambient air temperature and a wet-bulb thermometer that uses a wet cloth wick to measure the cooling effect of evaporation on temperature.—
John P. Rafferty,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 Apr. 2026
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That's when small amounts of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen are continuously added to tanks in order to counteract natural evaporation.—
Miles Doran,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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After more than a decade of making a solid name for itself in Tustin, the 2008 financial crisis, as well as the passing of their dad, forced another reckoning.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
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In the Current’s 2-1 win over Gotham Saturday, Bethune sparked both goals with her passing.—
PJ Green
April 5,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2026
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Instead, precipitation arriving as rain – along with intermittent midwinter melting events – increased the runoff.—
Imtiaz Rangwala,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
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The National Weather Service urged caution in Sacramento rivers, as warmer temperatures are bringing colder waters from mountain snowfall melting.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Between rising costs, vanishing support systems and nonstop scrutiny, parenthood, as Ej Dickson describes in One Bad Mother, has started to feel less like a choice than a trap.—
Micah Barkley,
Bloomberg,
10 Apr. 2026
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It's been one year since a wealthy Long Island couple vanished without a trace.—
Jennifer McLogan,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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To ward off further damage, one major key is to prevent color fading.—
Danielle Sinay,
Glamour,
23 Mar. 2026
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However, the bedding itself has held up well without any fraying threads or color fading.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
17 Mar. 2026
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Sontag claimed to have forgotten about him, but his vanishing is better explained on writerly grounds.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Until Earhart disappeared on a round-the-world flight in 1937, New York judge Joseph Crater was the most renowned vanishing act.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Bailey said his team had a handshake deal via Bucchino to take in 50% of concessions revenue, but that evaporated when the then-GM was fired.—
Tris Wykes,
Twin Cities,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Gears were cruising when the league declared bankruptcy and evaporated the next November.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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From a device-performance standpoint, monolayer tungsten silicon nitride combines several key advantages, including strong hole mobility and high on-state current density, alongside robust mechanical strength, efficient heat dissipation, and solid chemical stability.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Apr. 2026
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The aluminum build is lightweight, sturdy, and handles heat dissipation well, and the 240Hz WQXGA display is bright and colorful, with crisp resolution and good contrast.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 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 Apr. 2026.
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