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
Her mighty pipes are as unstoppable as her flair for mascara-melting melodrama.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2026
Snow has been melting quickly, inspiring many ski resorts to close early.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2026
His body was found in a traffic median the following afternoon after it was revealed by melting snow.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
There was a soft one that didn’t melt, and there were real metal axes that were sharp and not sharp.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2026
Snow has been melting quickly, inspiring many ski resorts to close early.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2026
His body was found in a traffic median the following afternoon after it was revealed by melting snow.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
There was a soft one that didn’t melt, and there were real metal axes that were sharp and not sharp.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melt
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The shipment of the crunchy bars, made of waffles covered with chocolate, disappeared last week while en route between production and distribution locations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Bethany Markowski disappeared one month after her 11th birthday.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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Pavement becomes more susceptible to traffic when ice has thawed and weakened the road.—
Caden Perry,
jsonline.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Also, Mahi with instructions to remove from packaging thawed in make line still in packaging.—
Staff reports,
Florida Times-Union,
24 Mar. 2026
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But, in reality, Hall was always an old-school performer whose like is, these days, quickly vanishing from the scene.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Signs of a possible funding deal have seemingly vanished once again, after efforts in Congress to come to an agreement were dashed over a split on money for immigration enforcement operations.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Natural gas must be liquefied through the LNG trains to be safely exported over water.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
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That’s why manufacturers liquefy the gas in plants called trains, like the two destroyed in the recent attack, which occurred March 18 at the Ras Laffan Industrial City production site in Qatar.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
23 Mar. 2026
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Scout seems insightful, based on its response to a question posed by The Associated Press about why one of Silicon Valley's brightest stars faded away a decade ago.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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This year's Oscars may be in the rearview mirror, but for one Detroit designer, the spotlight hasn't faded.—
Lauren Winfrey,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Capricorn December 22 – January 19 Early tension softens with thoughtful pacing.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Mar. 2026
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December 22 – January 19 Early tension softens with thoughtful pacing.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Mar. 2026
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Tokyo revamps maritime forces to improve ship management Meanwhile, Japan has also reorganized its maritime forces to streamline operations and speed up decision-making, dissolving the Fleet Escort Force and creating a new Fleet Surface Force to centrally oversee its surface vessels.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Mar. 2026
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Add sugar and stir until sugar has completely dissolved.—
C.W. Cameron,
AJC.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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Its flowers, in contrast, are bright and yellow, each made of five petals, which, fused at the base, form a structure resembling a star.—
Andrés Muedano,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Mar. 2026
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The willful Sun conjoins Saturn in your impactful sign, fusing courage with responsibility.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Melt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melt. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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