melt

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Recent Examples of melt Softened is different from melted, because softened butter still holds its shape but dents when pressed. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Oct. 2025 At the other end of the world, in the Arctic, increased underground methane release has been linked to climate change impacts, Seabrook said, including warmer temperatures, shifts in sea level and the continued, slow rise of land after the glaciers melted in the last Ice Age. Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025 Herschel likely formed just as the ocean started melting, during a period when the ice was warmer but not quite liquid. Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025 Running water through the pipe will help melt ice in the pipe. Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for melt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for melt
Verb
  • Thinning and disappearing sea ice also disrupts Arctic seals’ feeding habits and makes the Arctic more accessible to humans, which further increases the overall risk to these species.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Bystanders captured video showing the jet corkscrewing toward the ground, then disappearing behind homes before a large black plume of smoke appears.
    Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Permafrost - or ground that is frozen year-round - underpins many of these villages and is thawing, leading to rapid erosion and instability.
    NPR, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Fish, sausage and chicken were improperly thawing at the prep sink.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • But the vast majority of those jobs have since vanished.
    Matt Egan, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Pulse on and off until pieces start to break down, then blend until mixture has liquefied, about 30 seconds.
    Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
  • If overcooked, the marrow will liquefy.
    The Know, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • After a disappointing domestic debut and meager turnout overseas, the sci-fi sequel is fading too fast to have any hope of recouping its $180 million production budget in theaters.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Back in Guatemala City, as the light begins to fade from the skyline, the maquila workers emerge from their factories.
    Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Some even licked the candy to soften it -- a trick used by contestants in the show.
    Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • An emphatic 8-4 win has softened the blow a bit — especially with Zach Benson and his four assists back in the lineup — and the Sabres are missing key pieces on defense.
    Sean Gentille, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Later, Gipson nearly sacked Baker Mayfield last week on what dissolved into a third-down conversion.
    Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
  • But, like the Mandala, the festival is also destined to dissolve.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 19 Oct. 2025

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“Melt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melt. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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