as in to melt (away)
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Recent Examples of fade (away)
Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 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
Scottie with the fadeaway 😅 pic.twitter.com/yYGRMvIXGg — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) September 11, 2025
After hooking his tee shot into trees on the adjacent 16th hole, Scheffler punched out, walked back to the 18th fairway, and shot over tents and trees to land 40 feet from the flag.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
On the next possession, Flagg scored on a fadeaway over James, drawing more cheers as Flagg slapped hands with his teammates on the bench.
—Broderick Turner
follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
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Cecilia Zandalasini’s fadeaway jumper at the buzzer to win the game and send the series back to Minnesota bounced off the rim.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 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
Scottie with the fadeaway 😅 pic.twitter.com/yYGRMvIXGg — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) September 11, 2025
After hooking his tee shot into trees on the adjacent 16th hole, Scheffler punched out, walked back to the 18th fairway, and shot over tents and trees to land 40 feet from the flag.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
On the next possession, Flagg scored on a fadeaway over James, drawing more cheers as Flagg slapped hands with his teammates on the bench.
—Broderick Turner
follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
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Because the Depression would hold a lot of water — 290 mi3 (1,200 km3), or about 30% the volume of the Grand Canyon — filling it would reduce worldwide ocean levels by 3 millimeters, and its constant evaporation would slow the rise of ocean levels by up to 6%.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Oct. 2025
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Much of the area was historically used as industrial salt farms, as evidenced by the rusty-red evaporation ponds still visible by air.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The magnitude of his passing is of epic proportions, and beyond comprehension.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
17 Oct. 2025
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Rodgers needed 116 passing yards to pass Roethlisberger and cruised past him with a 15-yard connection with Jaylen Warren in the second quarter.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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The material also has an extremely high melting temperature of roughly 2,000°C.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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The melting of Mimas is intrinsically tied to its orbit.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Defense Secretary, meanwhile, vanishes into a personal fog, thinking only of his daughter (Kaitlyn Dever), who lives in Chicago.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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But the vast majority of those jobs have since vanished.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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The fading of the red, white, and blue.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Oct. 2025
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The fading of the red, white and blue.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 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
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Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thick and stock is nearly evaporated, about 50 minutes.—
Elizabeth Mervosh,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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Volatile solvents, such as isododecane, evaporate quickly to deliver instant payoff, while emollients keep lips soft and moisturized for comfortable wear.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
10 Oct. 2025
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Battery Life Apple improved battery life in the iPhone 17 Pro through better heat dissipation and by creating more space for a bigger battery.—
Jakob Schiller,
Outside,
23 Sep. 2025
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Shortcomings, however, were noted in heat dissipation, battery life, and the single rear camera.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Fade (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fade%20%28away%29. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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