as in cracked
to yield to mental or emotional stress
rather than melt down, the team strengthened their resolve and ended up winning the game
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Recent Examples of melted down
Once it's melted down, the water goes into the sewer system.
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Doug Williams, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Some went into storage or got moved to Civil War cemeteries, and Charlottesville, Virginia, had its statue of Lee melted down.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
Keys are typically made of brass or a combination of metals that can be melted down and repurposed into new items.
—Katie Cloyd, Martha Stewart, 17 Jan. 2026
Jewelry often gets melted down.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Wildly unpopular, of the 1 million coins minted, nearly 860,000 were returned to the Mint and melted down, according to the American Numismatic Association.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
Haddy also offers environmental benefits in terms of waste reduction and resource efficiency because their creations can be melted down and used to produce new objects.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Along with encouraging parishioners to pledge money, Cioffi asked them to donate their jewelry, to be melted down and fashioned into a crown to be affixed to a painting of the Virgin on the altarpiece.
—Susan Mulcahy, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Bills fans melted down, especially after Buffalo had called a timeout just before the play.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
Doug Williams, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Some went into storage or got moved to Civil War cemeteries, and Charlottesville, Virginia, had its statue of Lee melted down.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
Keys are typically made of brass or a combination of metals that can be melted down and repurposed into new items.
—Katie Cloyd, Martha Stewart, 17 Jan. 2026
Jewelry often gets melted down.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Wildly unpopular, of the 1 million coins minted, nearly 860,000 were returned to the Mint and melted down, according to the American Numismatic Association.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
Haddy also offers environmental benefits in terms of waste reduction and resource efficiency because their creations can be melted down and used to produce new objects.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Along with encouraging parishioners to pledge money, Cioffi asked them to donate their jewelry, to be melted down and fashioned into a crown to be affixed to a painting of the Virgin on the altarpiece.
—Susan Mulcahy, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Bills fans melted down, especially after Buffalo had called a timeout just before the play.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for melted down
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Earlier in the night, host Nikki Glaser cracked a joke about the show's hype.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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Host Nikki Glaser cracked jokes about a range of political topics during her opening monologue, from the Jeffrey Epstein files to controversy surrounding CBS News.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
12 Jan. 2026
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On the day Ujlaky vanished, prosecutors alleged Dickey choked her by wrapping a ligature around her neck before raping her and slashing her throat, according to a criminal complaint obtained by PEOPLE.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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The petition, which was granted by a federal judge, cites reports alleging that guards at the facility choked and asphyxiated Campos.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Then applicants came swarming in before catalogs were ready, and adding to the mid-summer madness, Mid-Florida Tech’s presses broke down, delaying catalog printing another week.—
Roger Simmons,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Jan. 2026
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Several broke down in tears as hours passed with no news from prison authorities, who activists say refuse to confirm even whether specific detainees are being held inside.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Melted down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melted%20down. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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