as in to melt (away)
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as in evaporation
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Recent Examples of fade (away)
Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 11 Oct. 2024
The 21-year-old took two hard dribbles before sinking a fadeaway.
—Varun Shankar, Washington Post, 29 June 2024
Players who dribbled endlessly, or attempted low-percentage fadeaway three-pointers, were also dealt with gently.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 June 2024
In the third quarter, Gordon missed a fadeaway jumper but aggressively pursued the offensive rebound.
—Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 14 May 2024
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Napheesa Collier scored on a 12-foot fadeaway jumper with 8.8 seconds left in overtime and the Lynx pulled off an astonishing comeback to stun New York 95-93 in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 11 Oct. 2024
The 21-year-old took two hard dribbles before sinking a fadeaway.
—Varun Shankar, Washington Post, 29 June 2024
Players who dribbled endlessly, or attempted low-percentage fadeaway three-pointers, were also dealt with gently.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 June 2024
In the third quarter, Gordon missed a fadeaway jumper but aggressively pursued the offensive rebound.
—Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 14 May 2024
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But Grow Cei said this time of year there is less evaporation.Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 27 Nov. 2024
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There's more evaporation resulting in storms simply having more to work with.Brittney Melton, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
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The passing of Pete Rose this year brought to mind the discussion of batting average versus slugging percentage for stock selection and portfolio management.Bill Stone, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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Our hearts are broken after learning of the passing of Colin Brown, a CBC and Affton Americans hockey player that was tragically shot while riding home from his game on Nov. 23.CBS News, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2024
Verb
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When Assad and other top government officials vanished from Syria after reportedly resigning and hosting negotiations with rebel groups who started seizing control of the Middle Eastern country last weekend, prominent critics of Trump and his allies trolled Gabbard on social media.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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Crews have ended their search for three climbers from North America who vanished attempting to climb Aoraki, the tallest mountain in New Zealand, officials said.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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Whatever camaraderie the musicians may have discovered could evaporate with a phone call home.Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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And Spirit loyalty points would evaporate overnight.Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2024
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What gives diamond this ability for heat dissipation?New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Nov. 2024
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Just as importantly, this enables building complex models of the operating environment as well as other robots without burdening the on-robot processing, which is typically constrained by cost, power consumption, heat dissipation and other constraints.Florian Pestoni, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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Kelce scored his first smash inside that region with the holiday smash, which started its time at No. 8 before falling away.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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With federal support falling away and a less supportive national policy, the innovation that has come from start-ups and private companies in this space may be negatively affected.London Business School, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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One neighborhood dad dressed up as Santa and gave out treats to visitors.Lainey Seyler, Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
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From giving out meals to wrapping Christmas toys for children in need, many Louisville nonprofits are looking for volunteers during the holiday season and for day-to-day operations.Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 10 Dec. 2024
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The afternoon’s snowfall is expected to taper off about 7-8 p.m., though residents may see flurries throughout the remainder of the night.Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
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The wet weather had tapered off by Monday afternoon, leading to clear skies and sunny, albeit cool conditions.Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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“Fade (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fade%20%28away%29. Accessed 14 Dec. 2024.
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