as in evaporation
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as in vanishing
to cease to be visible
the fog soon melted away with the rising of the sun
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as in thawing
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 melting
Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 21 Feb. 2026
Bartlett also notes that induction melting—the method the mint described using—is a very common, flexible way to melt metal, especially when scrap is part of the feedstock.
—Eric Sullivan, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2026
Instead, whisk in the cheese off the heat, returning to a low flame only if needed to finish melting.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
This melting snow then runs downwards and refreezes, causing, in some cases, some pretty scary looking icicles.
—Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 20 Feb. 2026
This melting pot of people in this country must all work together for the good of all Americans by seeking unity, not division, and working together for our common good and a more perfect union of government.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2026
Another melting pot on the other side of the world, Taipei, nabbed the third place spot on InsureandGo's list.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2026
Sometimes passengers are disgorged onto melting pavement to await their next Tunnel Tesla in the desert city’s 100-degree heat.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
Ice melting products are to be spread on icy surfaces (driveways, sidewalks) after the snow layer is removed first, Watson says.
—Christina Cush, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2026
ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
The more contemporary version simply stirs the noodles into a smooth sauce made with an easy-melting cheese product, no baking required.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
Coco adores people, greeting them with little chirps and melting with affection.
—Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 21 Feb. 2026
Snow from late January's catastrophic winter storm may finally be melting for many, but a brewing nor'easter is expected to dump inches of fresh snow on parts of the East Coast.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
This snowstorm comes to the region just as ice from a previous system late last month was melting away.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 21 Feb. 2026
The storm approached just as the icy remains of a snowstorm that struck the region weeks earlier were finally melting away.
—CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
According to the AccuWeather forecast, Thursday through next Sunday will see temperatures in the mid to upper 40s in the Hartford region, potentially melting the snow more quickly.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2026
The glaciers are melting and old alliances are falling apart.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
The Avalanche Association also said recent avalanches, rapid melting, heavy snowfall or rain, and cracking or collapsing snow can all mean the terrain is prone to an avalanche.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 21 Feb. 2026
Bartlett also notes that induction melting—the method the mint described using—is a very common, flexible way to melt metal, especially when scrap is part of the feedstock.
—Eric Sullivan, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2026
Instead, whisk in the cheese off the heat, returning to a low flame only if needed to finish melting.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
This melting snow then runs downwards and refreezes, causing, in some cases, some pretty scary looking icicles.
—Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 20 Feb. 2026
This melting pot of people in this country must all work together for the good of all Americans by seeking unity, not division, and working together for our common good and a more perfect union of government.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2026
Another melting pot on the other side of the world, Taipei, nabbed the third place spot on InsureandGo's list.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2026
Sometimes passengers are disgorged onto melting pavement to await their next Tunnel Tesla in the desert city’s 100-degree heat.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
Ice melting products are to be spread on icy surfaces (driveways, sidewalks) after the snow layer is removed first, Watson says.
—Christina Cush, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
The storm approached just as the icy remains of a snowstorm that struck the region weeks earlier were finally melting away.
—ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
The more contemporary version simply stirs the noodles into a smooth sauce made with an easy-melting cheese product, no baking required.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
Coco adores people, greeting them with little chirps and melting with affection.
—Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 21 Feb. 2026
Snow from late January's catastrophic winter storm may finally be melting for many, but a brewing nor'easter is expected to dump inches of fresh snow on parts of the East Coast.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
This snowstorm comes to the region just as ice from a previous system late last month was melting away.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 21 Feb. 2026
The storm approached just as the icy remains of a snowstorm that struck the region weeks earlier were finally melting away.
—CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
According to the AccuWeather forecast, Thursday through next Sunday will see temperatures in the mid to upper 40s in the Hartford region, potentially melting the snow more quickly.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2026
The glaciers are melting and old alliances are falling apart.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for melting
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Doing so by way of a proxy lawyer, the bright-and-fast-burning inverse fund’s evaporation severs not just the duo’s business connection to each other, but also their personal relationship.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
15 Feb. 2026
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Avoid pans with tall sides, which won't allow for the same rate of evaporation.—
Martha Stewart,
Martha Stewart,
11 Feb. 2026
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Las Culturistas cohost Bowen Yang, who recently departed SNL and has a thriving career in movies and TV, grows reflective at the thought of the traditional late-night format vanishing altogether—and with it the power to speak to a wide range of Americans all at once.—
Joy Press,
Vanity Fair,
19 Feb. 2026
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Stitt and Moore are the leaders of the National Governors Association, one of a vanishing few bipartisan institutions left in American politics.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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If this cycle of thawing and freezing occurs too often, lawns can suffer from crown hydration.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
19 Feb. 2026
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Now that temperatures have picked up and the snow is finally melting, weeks’ worth of animal excrement is thawing out and new piles are added every day.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
17 Feb. 2026
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At Marshall High School, where nearly three-quarters of students who took an AP exam earned a passing score, Principal Juan Puentes said the school’s AP classrooms reflect the diversity of the campus and the city.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
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And yet the awabi marks the passing of the years by carving rings into her shell, treelike.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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That doesn’t mean the drama is disappearing completely.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
19 Feb. 2026
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Sometimes, these platforms use disappearing messages.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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His first album for Fania, El Malo, began a storied career innovating salsa music and fusing it with New York’s jazz and funk scenes.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
22 Feb. 2026
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Next up, Kostadinov is fusing the brand’s high-tech performance running engineering with an ever-polarizing split-toe tabi construction.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, a low-luster finish gives paint a subtle sheen that wears off over time, while minimizing overall fading because the paint is better protected from the elements.—
Shagun Khare,
Martha Stewart,
19 Feb. 2026
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But Schanelec also exhibits a talent for depicting fading romance, doing it in an elusively deadpan way that at times recalls the work of Eric Rohmer.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Researchers at the Laboratory of Nanoscience for Energy Technology (LNET) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) have engineered a nanodevice that uses light and heat to generate a stable current by evaporating saltwater.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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That way the water has time to saturate the ground rather than evaporating or drying out quickly when peak daytime temperatures are in the 80s and 90s in Miami.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Melting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melting. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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