melt (away)

verb

Definition of melt (away)next
as in to fade (away)

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  1. evaporate
  2. vanish
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  • Fear over airstrikes on Iran, which pervaded many conversations with locals during the war, has evaporated.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Most of the hope for the Warriors to make some kind of franchise-altering move evaporated in that moment.
    — Nick Friedell, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of evaporate
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  • First-time homebuyers are a vanishing breed First-time buyers represented only 21% of all home purchasers in 2025, a record low, according to the National Association of Realtors.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Perhaps that last claim feels overblown, but movies indisputably falsify reality, presenting a world that seems hypervivid for a few hours but vanishes when the lights come up.
    — Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
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“Melt (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melt%20%28away%29. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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