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
Add melted butter and pulse until mixture looks like wet sand.
3: Place crumb mixture into pie pan.
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Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2025
Sprinkle with the Gruyere and bake for another 3 minutes, until the cheese is just melted.
—Cathy Thomas, Mercury News, 3 June 2025
Their texture is soft and literally melts in your mouth.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 2 June 2025
In another clip, Lin shows off the blue staining on her otherwise clean white T-shirt as a result of the bag’s bleeding blue finish melting off in the same mild weather conditions.
—Elizabeth Grace Coyne, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2025
Sprinkle with the Gruyere and bake for another 3 minutes, until the cheese is just melted.
—Cathy Thomas, Mercury News, 3 June 2025
Their texture is soft and literally melts in your mouth.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 2 June 2025
In another clip, Lin shows off the blue staining on her otherwise clean white T-shirt as a result of the bag’s bleeding blue finish melting off in the same mild weather conditions.
—Elizabeth Grace Coyne, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melt
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This marks a significant expansion of the President's Choice line, which sees its limited-release bottles quickly disappear into the hands of bourbon collectors and whiskey enthusiasts.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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For example, the GFS could spit out a prediction for a US hurricane landfall about 10 days from now, only to have that chance completely disappear as the forecast date draws closer.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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The 2018 deal was aimed at uniting the flock, regularizing the status of seven bishops who weren’t recognized by Rome and thawing decades of estrangement between China and the Vatican.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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But with Putin’s announcement, weeks of what appeared to be Trump’s thawing relations with Zelensky and impatience with Moscow are once again in question.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
12 May 2025
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Fans rapidly purchased the several thousand available copies, after which the collection vanished.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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Nova Scotia's Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced on Wednesday that investigators have conducted polygraph interviews as part of the effort to determine what happened to Lilly and Jack Sullivan, siblings who vanished from their home in Lansdowne Station on May 2.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
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It must be compressed to high pressure or liquefied and then transported from its production facility to its final destination.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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For decades scientists have been puzzled by a tiny parasite that affects millions worldwide, with the power to liquefy human organs and evade the immune system in ways that science hasn't been able to explain.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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Despite the metaverse hype having faded, Infinite Reality shows that investor belief in immersive environments remains, especially when linked to creator infrastructure or enterprise applications. 4.—
Elena Volotovskaya,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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When McBride isn’t answering the director’s questions and when Joynt is able to fade into the background, the documentary, which asserts little visual style other than fly-on-the-wall presence, is able to witness moments that showcase the unguarded McBride.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
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The experience of caring for another living creature has been found to soften inmates’ anger, allowing some to experience warmth and affection for the first time in their lives.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
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In European competition, Postecoglou softened his principles and played functional football.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Of course, the teeny sensors are currently the only parts of the boat that don’t dissolve away, though the article suggests that the team is working to make those edible, too.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
5 June 2025
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This trend is emerging now because the constraints that made intelligence and expertise scarce are dissolving.—
Arafat Kabir,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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“Melt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melt. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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