as in to melt (away)
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Recent Examples of fade (away)
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
With 14 seconds left on the shot clock, before Nembhard could try to scramble switch, Gilgeous-Alexander attacked Nesmith with a lefty dribble toward the baseline — a difficult place to double — and poured in a midrange fadeaway before Nembhard could get over in time to help.
—Anthony Slater, New York Times, 14 June 2025
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Noun
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
With 14 seconds left on the shot clock, before Nembhard could try to scramble switch, Gilgeous-Alexander attacked Nesmith with a lefty dribble toward the baseline — a difficult place to double — and poured in a midrange fadeaway before Nembhard could get over in time to help.
—Anthony Slater, New York Times, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fade (away)
Noun
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Instead of relying on environmentally damaging methods like open-pit mining or evaporation ponds, the firm is now deploying a process known as direct lithium extraction (DLE) from underground brine.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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Humans sweat to cool themselves down through the process of evaporation.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Garrett James, Corona del Mar, WR The senior impressed at the Battle at the Beach passing tournament in July, and hasn’t slowed down.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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This season, Sorsby has 655 passing yards, eight touchdowns and one interception.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The wooden gate at U Fandy is on the verge of melting.—
Zuzana Říhová,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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There’s a traditional idea of the United States as a melting pot, in which immigrant groups assimilate into an unchanging national culture.—
Laura Clawson,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The summer crowds have vanished, which opens up the park's roads, trails, and waterways to families (and wildlife).—
Dave Parfitt,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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All those pesky fingerprints will simply vanish.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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However, the bedding itself has held up well without any fraying threads or color fading.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
23 Sep. 2025
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Like the full-size Dutch oven, the mini cocotte is carefully constructed with heavy-duty stoneware and finished with an enamel glaze that protects the interior from stains, scratches, and fading.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
23 Sep. 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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But the feel-good factor evaporated following a chastening 3-0 opening-weekend loss away to promoted Sunderland.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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That subsidy for all public media evaporates starting Wednesday with the new federal fiscal year.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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Using cutting-edge metals for enhanced stiffness and heat dissipation, this most recent version represents a significant generational change.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
12 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 30 Sep. 2025.
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