GUTTERING Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

guttering

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Definition of guttering

present participle of gutter

as in smelting

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One is to use more of the heat, such as preheating water for the buildings’ boilers or melting snow.

— Moones Alamooti, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
The Monitor's View A stigma that holds back young people from choosing skilled trades may be melting as more countries appreciate what’s needed for crafts in today’s economy.

— the Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of melting

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Where permafrost is rich in ground ice, thawing can fundamentally change its ability to support infrastructure.

— Ming Xiao, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026
Aside from thawing their relationship, the meeting could also serve as a way for the two to talk out their differences in AI safety and development, as their views have increasingly diverged.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Sep. 2026

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Summit has proposed capturing CO2 emissions from dozens of ethanol plants in Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota and Nebraska, liquefying it under pressure and transporting it via the pipeline to North Dakota, to sequester it deep underground.

— Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register, 13 Feb. 2026
Their chemical concoction containing the bacterium is then pumped in, liquefying the rock underground.

— Kelsey Brown, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Jan. 2026

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Tom Hastings, the founding director of PeaceVoice, said the organization beefed up its existing no-AI policy after OpenAI contacted him.

— Miriam Waldvogel, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
In 2024, the group’s founding four musicians — guitarist Blake Ibanez, guitarist Nick Stewart, bassist Chris Whetzel, and drummer Chris Ulsh — confirmed plans to reunite, enlisting singer Seth Gilmore for a series of live shows that year.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026

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