melt

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Recent Examples of melt The buttery texture melts right into your skin, clearing away makeup and dirt while soothing and softening with algae and aromatherapy oils. Jeaneen Russell, People.com, 10 July 2025 Cook for 1 to 2 more minutes, until the tortilla is puffed up, golden brown and crisp and the cheese is melted. Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 10 July 2025 Glaciers melting as a result of climate change can also shift water masses around the planet, altering Earth's axis, though this is usually expected to slow the planet's rotation rather than speed it up. Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025 Their heads, exploded by the force of the blast, were reduced to clumps of flesh as their bodies partly melted inside the car. Astha Rajvanshi, NBC news, 9 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for melt
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Verb
  • The child disappeared in June of that year but wasn’t reported missing until July when Caylee’s grandmother learned that Anthony hadn’t seen her daughter in a month.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 12 July 2025
  • Julie had disappeared from the stage and left a single high heel.
    David Wysong, The Enquirer, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • If frozen, thaw overnight in the refrigerator before using.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 16 July 2025
  • With such a long history of environmental engagement and this recent overture from the DPRK, the timing may well be opportune for the United States and its allies to use environmental and science diplomacy channels to thaw relations with the DPRK.
    Saleem H. Ali, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • Rogers, a 35-year-old mother of five, vanished overnight on July 3, 2015, when she was last seen by her boyfriend, Houck, at his family farm, PEOPLE previously reported.
    Nicole Acosta, People.com, 15 July 2025
  • The moment 3-year-old tuxedo cat Minnie returned home after vanishing for several weeks has been caught on camera, melting hearts online.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • Natural gas must be liquefied for export overseas, which has triggered the massive race to build out LNG facilities, especially along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 17 July 2025
  • Methane should bubble out when the ice is liquefied, and of course CO is what makes carbonated beverages fizzy.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 July 2025
Verb
  • The celestial trio will remain close to each other throughout the night, with Saturn and Neptune eventually fading from sight in the southern sky when the sun rises on July 16.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 15 July 2025
  • The brand recommends avoiding dabbing or blotting after applying the spray, as this can cause the fragrance to break down and fade.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • On the campaign trail, the president spent time courting faith leaders throughout the country, often refusing to soften his language in those venues as well.
    Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 14 July 2025
  • By then, Trump had softened his tariff stance and the markets had rebounded accordingly.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • The tap water during winter could be too cold in some regions, and detergents are designed to dissolve in specific temperatures.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 11 July 2025
  • After allowing time for your lips to settle — typically a couple of weeks — a medical professional can reevaluate the symmetry, contour, and firmness of your lips and use hyaluronidase to dissolve some or all of the filler in a certain spot.
    Carlos Wolf, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025

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“Melt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melt. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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