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
Pour melted butter into a stand mixer bowl and refrigerate until room temperature, about 10 minutes.
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Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2025
People's hearts melted over Nova's happiness and the kids' laughter.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Likely consequences range from a lack of food and drought to flash floods from melting ice caps, according to Mehrunissa Malik, a climate change and sustainability expert from Pakistan’s capital Islamabad.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
Once melted, add the flour and cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and very lightly browned, about 1 minute.
—Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 15 Apr. 2025
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Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2025
People's hearts melted over Nova's happiness and the kids' laughter.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Likely consequences range from a lack of food and drought to flash floods from melting ice caps, according to Mehrunissa Malik, a climate change and sustainability expert from Pakistan’s capital Islamabad.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
Once melted, add the flour and cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and very lightly browned, about 1 minute.
—Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melt
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Remove yourself from the critical path, and the fear disappears.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Some bumblebee populations have been disappearing from the southern parts of their geographic range and have been found in cooler regions to the north and in more mountainous areas.—
Courtney McGinnis,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2025
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So the idea of Thwaites and West Antarctic being unstable are all predicated on the idea that the bed is thawed and that the ice can slide over its bed.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The frozen coats were carefully thawed in a water bath and gently separated.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2025
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But if the barrier is breached, protection vanishes, and the note’s return moves in tandem with the underlying asset, meaning that the client assumes a 1:1 loss.—
Sergei Klebnikov,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The Yorktown vanished about 1,000 miles northwest of Honolulu, and was rediscovered by a U.S. Navy and National Geographic expedition in 1998.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2025
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The pyrolysis process that liquefies plastic at temperatures close to 290 degrees Celsius (554 degrees Fahrenheit) can unfurl toxic byproducts, such as antimony, benzene or toluene.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Apr. 2025
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The primary import from the U.S. is liquefied natural gas (LNG).—
Lidia Kurasinska,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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First, there was a drip-drip-drip of crisis: as costs everywhere rose, city, state, and federal monies faded away once COVID-era bailout efforts came to an end.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2025
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The blotchy black pattern was very obvious in small snakes but faded and less visible in larger ones, the study said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2025
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In a December call, the Pope lobbied Biden to soften death-row sentences for convicts.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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Grapes are chilled after picking for 24 hours to soften grape skins before whole cluster fermentation.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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In the past few years, Kody’s relationships with Christine, Janelle, 55, and Meri, 54, have dissolved, leading to estrangement between the former polygamist and many of his kids.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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Leigh’s treatment of the masquerade likewise dissolves distinctions between subject and object: An encrusted head sans face atop a raffia dome functions neither as a fully articulated human form nor as an abstract sculpture.—
Delinda Collier,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
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“Melt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melt. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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