1
as in vanishing
to cease to be visible
the fog soon melted away with the rising of the sun
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2
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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as in evaporation
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Recent Examples of melting
Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 20 Oct. 2025
If Michael Jackson moonwalked so that Prince could show us the face of God with his brain-melting 2007 set, the NFL’s reaction to Fox’s inspired bit of devilry set the stage for the league’s eventual takeover of the American psyche.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Staying true to Doctorow’s novel, if never quite achieving its mastery, Ragtime sets out to illustrate the grand notion of America as a melting pot, a place where in the early 1900s the country still offered the hope or the ideal of something like justice and equality.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
Each utensil is made of premium teak wood that’s designed to last for years in your kitchen without cracking or melting.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
Turning the rivulet flowing down a melting glacier into a bright-pink stream was the least scientific test carried out this day.
—NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
Their simulations suggest that heat flow in the ice — and the resulting melting and thinning of the shell — might not be straightforward.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
The material also has an extremely high melting temperature of roughly 2,000°C.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Sea ice is fracturing and melting.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Jordan Blum, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
And slowly but surely the ice starts melting between us.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
The gang of thieves who robbed the Louvre Museum on Sunday and made off with some of France’s most famous crown jewels might end up melting their loot down, an ex-FBI art crime expert said.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Since pre-shredded cheeses are coated in anti-caking agents that can impede melting, our Test Kitchen recommends grating your own cheese from a block or wedge.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
While the media industry watches the once massive number of subscribers to cable and satellite services diminish like a slow-melting iceberg as audiences move to streaming, the companies are aggressively developing ways to slow the trend and perhaps win some business back.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
Yes, the league faces the challenge of the melting RSN model, which has cut local rights fees in many markets or sent teams to less lucrative over-the-air options.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
The ever-growing urgency of the climate crisis yields a slow, sensory cinematic experience as Swiss artist Ludwig Berger memorializes the Morteratsch Glacier through recording the sound of it melting.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Freshwater melting from the Greenland ice sheet can weaken ocean currents in the North Atlantic, disrupting air and ocean temperature patterns and marine food chains.
—Alexandra A Phillips, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
Plastic containers in particular pose of risk of melting and even leaking potentially harmful chemicals into your food if heated.
—Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 20 Oct. 2025
If Michael Jackson moonwalked so that Prince could show us the face of God with his brain-melting 2007 set, the NFL’s reaction to Fox’s inspired bit of devilry set the stage for the league’s eventual takeover of the American psyche.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Staying true to Doctorow’s novel, if never quite achieving its mastery, Ragtime sets out to illustrate the grand notion of America as a melting pot, a place where in the early 1900s the country still offered the hope or the ideal of something like justice and equality.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
Each utensil is made of premium teak wood that’s designed to last for years in your kitchen without cracking or melting.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
Turning the rivulet flowing down a melting glacier into a bright-pink stream was the least scientific test carried out this day.
—NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
Their simulations suggest that heat flow in the ice — and the resulting melting and thinning of the shell — might not be straightforward.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
The material also has an extremely high melting temperature of roughly 2,000°C.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Sea ice is fracturing and melting.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
Greenland, with its rapidly melting ice sheet, also is an example of global climate change largely caused by fossil fuels.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
And slowly but surely the ice starts melting between us.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
The gang of thieves who robbed the Louvre Museum on Sunday and made off with some of France’s most famous crown jewels might end up melting their loot down, an ex-FBI art crime expert said.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Since pre-shredded cheeses are coated in anti-caking agents that can impede melting, our Test Kitchen recommends grating your own cheese from a block or wedge.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
While the media industry watches the once massive number of subscribers to cable and satellite services diminish like a slow-melting iceberg as audiences move to streaming, the companies are aggressively developing ways to slow the trend and perhaps win some business back.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
Yes, the league faces the challenge of the melting RSN model, which has cut local rights fees in many markets or sent teams to less lucrative over-the-air options.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
The ever-growing urgency of the climate crisis yields a slow, sensory cinematic experience as Swiss artist Ludwig Berger memorializes the Morteratsch Glacier through recording the sound of it melting.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Freshwater melting from the Greenland ice sheet can weaken ocean currents in the North Atlantic, disrupting air and ocean temperature patterns and marine food chains.
—Alexandra A Phillips, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for melting
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Large vanishing glass walls unite the indoors with the outdoors.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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The legend began after a series of bizarre and terrifying encounters in which settlers reported seeing the ghostly figure charging through the desert, sometimes trampling livestock or vanishing into the night.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That’s also an unsafe method of thawing food.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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Permafrost - or ground that is frozen year-round - underpins many of these villages and is thawing, leading to rapid erosion and instability.—
NPR,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Within the Rice Hotel, this ideal evaporation rate is lost to the conditions of the building, since the lack of air conditioning means that the different rooms will be at different temperatures throughout the day.—
Mario Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Warmer air, for example, boosts evaporation, which leads to more moisture entrained in the atmosphere, intensifying rainfalls, while warmer oceans provide an energy source for more violent hurricanes.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Faye is both highly supportive yet frustrated by the distant Springsteen, who showers her with love before disappearing into his music.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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The three dugongs interact and almost seem to play together before disappearing from view, the footage shows.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Turn 1 is the first real passing opportunity of the COTA lap, where races can be won or lost in the opening seconds.—
Patrick Iversen,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The magnitude of his passing is of epic proportions, and beyond comprehension.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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According to researcher and photographer Roberto García-Roa, the vibrant pigments that butterflies once relied on to attract mates and hide from prey are now fading away as colorful tropical forests are replaced with monochrome infrastructure.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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The traditional distinctions between linear and streaming are fading away for sports, however.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Lorenzo is expected to weaken into a dissipation.—
MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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Battery Life Apple improved battery life in the iPhone 17 Pro through better heat dissipation and by creating more space for a bigger battery.—
Jakob Schiller,
Outside,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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South Caicos used to produce more salt than all the other Turks & Caicos islands combined, by evaporating seawater in shallow ponds.—
Angela Caraway-Carlton,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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PepsiCo, one of the world’s largest food companies, is sticking to its goals to use more clean energy and climate-friendly farming practices despite evaporating federal support for those activities in the US, the company’s chief sustainability officer told Semafor.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Melting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melting. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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