as in to melt (away)
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as in evaporation
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Recent Examples of fade (away)
Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
The fadeaway jumper, taken and made 30 feet from the basket with one second left in the first half, was the kind of jaw-dropping shooting display that has helped Curry score 25,281 points in his illustrious career.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025
Saturday’s loss comes just two days after Ja Morant hit a game-winning fadeaway jumper at the final buzzer to break a tie and send the Memphis Grizzlies to a victory over the Heat in Miami on Thursday.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2025
And Queen will be forever etched in Terps lore after banking a fadeaway jumper before the final horn sounded that cemented a 72-71 win against Colorado State on March 23 that sent the team to its first Sweet 16 since 2016.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2025
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Noun
With the Bucks still trailing, the two-time MVP caught the ball at the left elbow, cleared out his teammates, dribbled down to the left block then spun to the baseline for a contested fadeaway jumper to bring his team within two points.
—Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
The fadeaway jumper, taken and made 30 feet from the basket with one second left in the first half, was the kind of jaw-dropping shooting display that has helped Curry score 25,281 points in his illustrious career.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025
Saturday’s loss comes just two days after Ja Morant hit a game-winning fadeaway jumper at the final buzzer to break a tie and send the Memphis Grizzlies to a victory over the Heat in Miami on Thursday.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2025
And Queen will be forever etched in Terps lore after banking a fadeaway jumper before the final horn sounded that cemented a 72-71 win against Colorado State on March 23 that sent the team to its first Sweet 16 since 2016.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fade (away)
Noun
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The minerals found by the rover likely formed in extremely dry conditions through chemical reactions between water and rock followed by the process of evaporation.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The Harmattan also affects local ecosystems, causing significant surface water evaporation and accelerating soil erosion.—
Christophe Lavaysse,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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According to People, a spokesperson from the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed on Wednesday (April 16) that the actress’s passing was ruled as natural, resulting from complications of diabetes mellitus.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
17 Apr. 2025
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In the wake of his passing, Aaron's family and fans mourned the loss of a talented artist whose life was shaped by the pressures of fame.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But if the barrier is breached, protection vanishes, and the note’s return moves in tandem with the underlying asset, meaning that the client assumes a 1:1 loss.—
Sergei Klebnikov,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The Yorktown vanished about 1,000 miles northwest of Honolulu, and was rediscovered by a U.S. Navy and National Geographic expedition in 1998.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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For the most part, Republican members of Congress are standing quiet as our freedoms evaporate.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Apr. 2025
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As trillions of dollars of shareholder value evaporated, a coterie of defenders mobilized to quell any protest.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Just as impressively, a hitherto restless audience let the final tam-tam hit ring to dissipation.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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The league’s exit is expected to bring with it the dissipation of tens of millions of dollars in advertising deals, but will also lower Warner’s costs.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Other than Manchester City, who have endured a difficult campaign by their recent high standards, the traditional contenders have fallen away.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Our cerebral circuitry changes constantly—every day, new links are made amongst the 86 billion individual neurons in our heads, and old connections are allowed to fall away.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Kollar-Kotelly said this provision is in conflict with the 1993 National Voter Registration Act, which mandates those agencies give out voter registration forms, unless an applicant opts out.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2025
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How modest, after all, safety’s promises, the ground beneath us not giving out, not even that.—
Maya C. Popa,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But by the 1940s and ’50s, organ-meat consumption had begun to taper off.—
Valerie Trapp,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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Winds will remain gusty throughout the afternoon, then taper off around sunset.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Fade (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fade%20%28away%29. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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