1
as in to disappear
to cease to be visible
the fog soon melted away with the rising of the sun
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2
as in to thaw
to go from a solid to a liquid state
a forgotten carton of ice cream was melting away on the counter
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Recent Examples of melt
Personal experiences, at places like Glacier—which is the national park poster child for climate change as its namesake glaciers are melting—can catalyze new behaviors toward conservation.
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Cassidy Randall, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Before that, cooling, whether for a dining room party or to power a global supply chain of meat and produce, relied on the rapid transport of melting ice.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
Add American and pepper Jack cheeses; cook, stirring constantly, until melted, 6 to 8 minutes.
—Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
Increasingly, polar sea ice has been melting enough each summer to permit large ships to travel from Asia to Europe via the storied Northwest Passage, saving time and money for shippers who would otherwise have to use the Panama Canal.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
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Cassidy Randall, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Before that, cooling, whether for a dining room party or to power a global supply chain of meat and produce, relied on the rapid transport of melting ice.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
Add American and pepper Jack cheeses; cook, stirring constantly, until melted, 6 to 8 minutes.
—Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
Increasingly, polar sea ice has been melting enough each summer to permit large ships to travel from Asia to Europe via the storied Northwest Passage, saving time and money for shippers who would otherwise have to use the Panama Canal.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melt
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After fulfilling the accidental want of a girl named Vira, Christmas, winter symbols, and the magical powers of the wizards, disappear from people’s memories.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
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Margins improved meaningfully as the drag from mall rent disappeared and e-commerce began to scale.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Experts called it unprecedented and warned that Alpine permafrost was thawing.—
Daniel A. Gross,
New Yorker,
27 Aug. 2025
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The fastest way is to defrost in the microwave, but Baham cautions that hot dogs thawed this way should be cooked immediately after.—
Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Aug. 2025
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After that surprising turn of events, The Rock seemingly vanished as part of the storyline, and now fans believe he's finally done appearing in matches.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Her presence on socials was blank; a few fake ones popped up and then vanished.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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If overcooked, the marrow will liquefy.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
29 Aug. 2025
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The Environmental Protection Agency describes Cs-137 as a flexible, soft, and silvery-white metal that liquifies near room temperature.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
21 Aug. 2025
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Preliminary findings from Fussell’s ongoing research show that early racial disparities in who returned to New Orleans after Katrina have faded in the years since the storm.—
Dian Zhang,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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Low-skill industries such as sugar, and then oil and chemicals, and then tourism—by now sugar has faded, but the others, along with the port, still power the local private economy—seemed to provide what Louisiana needed.—
Nicholas Lemann,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
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All of these things can soften poop and move it through your system more smoothly—which helps keep those nearby blood vessels calm and cool.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
5 Sep. 2025
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If a fence is involved, soften its lines with greenery.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Mayor Robert Simison is running for reelection and faces challenger Mike Hon, who was the vocal leader of the Concerned Citizens of Meridian, the group that petitioned and later failed to dissolve the Meridian Library District.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Sep. 2025
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Sahroni has faced accusations of responding insensitively to people calling for parliament to be dissolved amid anger over lawmakers’ allowances.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Melt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melt. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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