as in evaporation
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1
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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Noun
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This is when temperature and wind speed are at their lowest, which reduces evaporation and drift.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
16 May 2025 -
Emissions come from the energy required to convert natural gas into LNG, as well as from burning fuel and evaporation of LNG during transport.—
Marianne Krasny,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
Noun
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Along with strong passing and serving from libero Brady Dwyer, and pockets of standout play from Vardeh (eight kills, block) and Aaron Stein (10 kills), Nelson’s connection with his middles highlighted both of those runs.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2025
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The symbolic passing of the keys is one of the oldest rituals in Christianity.—
Elizabeth Dias,
New York Times,
8 May 2025
Verb
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The two 16-year-old girls who were lost overnight after disappearing while paddleboarding have been released from the hospital.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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While remote work isn’t disappearing, the era of full-time remote freedom may be ending for many workers.—
Jason Wingard,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Other images show the clouds as white plumes falling through the atmosphere, before evaporating about 31 miles above Mars.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
12 Feb. 2025
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What’s more, these same people live in areas where medical care is evaporating.—
Bryan Tysinger,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Some have questioned whether the slim design of the phone could mean a drop in battery capacity and heat dissipation.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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In other words, extravagant costumes, elaborate floats, joyful music and dancing, street parades, lots of drinking and enough dissipation to last until the next one are the ingredients for a legendary Carnival.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Melting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melting. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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