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
Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Every Thursday, there is a melting pot of smells wafting to and fro from downtown Nashville as food trucks line Deaderick Street to feed hungry Nashvillians.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
At the same time, among the most striking findings was clear evidence of surface melting and a phenomenon known as the reverse waterfall effect, both of which were intentionally triggered during JET’s final operational pulses.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
Next, see how Singapore lives up to its reputation as a melting pot of cultures by walking around the corner to the Sri Mariamman Temple, the oldest Hindu temple in the country.
—Elizabeth See, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
The wooden gate at U Fandy is on the verge of melting.
—Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
There’s a traditional idea of the United States as a melting pot, in which immigrant groups assimilate into an unchanging national culture.
—Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2025
Determined to help her new friend across the melting ice, April takes off on an adventure — one that might not only help save the bear but could also rebuild her heartbroken relationship with her father.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
The melting of the glacier has resulted in a significant growth of Alsek Lake since 1984, increasing from 45 to 75 square kilometers.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
The only thing sweeter than this pie is the heart-melting story that reader Cassie Tidwell Tramel shared about her beloved grandmother.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
For more than two hours, YELLOWUHURU cycles through warm and woozy variants of house music, with an emphasis on echoing sound, gentle cacophony, and noises that seem to be melting.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
In a viral video posted on TikTok, a cat owner shares the moment her kitten recognizes his brother in shelter, melting hearts among internet users.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Such control over water’s freezing and melting properties could lead to safer and more efficient materials, potentially transforming energy storage and nanotechnology.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
Instead of directly producing explosions by melting shallow permafrost, a warming environment means lakes and thawed zones become more common and frozen ground along fault lines becomes weaker.
—New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025
Blast furnaces are how a country makes new steel from iron ore instead of by melting scrap metal.
—Kenneth Rapoza, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
The latest fountain option, dubbed heavy soda, promises an extra blast of syrup for maximum sweetness and a flavor strong enough to withstand melting ice.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
Sea ice is fracturing and melting.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Every Thursday, there is a melting pot of smells wafting to and fro from downtown Nashville as food trucks line Deaderick Street to feed hungry Nashvillians.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
At the same time, among the most striking findings was clear evidence of surface melting and a phenomenon known as the reverse waterfall effect, both of which were intentionally triggered during JET’s final operational pulses.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
Next, see how Singapore lives up to its reputation as a melting pot of cultures by walking around the corner to the Sri Mariamman Temple, the oldest Hindu temple in the country.
—Elizabeth See, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
The wooden gate at U Fandy is on the verge of melting.
—Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
There’s a traditional idea of the United States as a melting pot, in which immigrant groups assimilate into an unchanging national culture.
—Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2025
Determined to help her new friend across the melting ice, April takes off on an adventure — one that might not only help save the bear but could also rebuild her heartbroken relationship with her father.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
The melting of the glacier has resulted in a significant growth of Alsek Lake since 1984, increasing from 45 to 75 square kilometers.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
As the planet continues to warm, melting ice caps and expanding the volume of sea water, scientists project bay waters will rise nearly another foot by 2050 and 3 feet or more by 2100, depending on how much emissions of fossil fuels rise or fall over the next 75 years worldwide.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
The only thing sweeter than this pie is the heart-melting story that reader Cassie Tidwell Tramel shared about her beloved grandmother.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
For more than two hours, YELLOWUHURU cycles through warm and woozy variants of house music, with an emphasis on echoing sound, gentle cacophony, and noises that seem to be melting.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
In a viral video posted on TikTok, a cat owner shares the moment her kitten recognizes his brother in shelter, melting hearts among internet users.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Such control over water’s freezing and melting properties could lead to safer and more efficient materials, potentially transforming energy storage and nanotechnology.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
Instead of directly producing explosions by melting shallow permafrost, a warming environment means lakes and thawed zones become more common and frozen ground along fault lines becomes weaker.
—New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025
Blast furnaces are how a country makes new steel from iron ore instead of by melting scrap metal.
—Kenneth Rapoza, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
The latest fountain option, dubbed heavy soda, promises an extra blast of syrup for maximum sweetness and a flavor strong enough to withstand melting ice.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for melting
Verb
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Despite Hurricane Humberto vanishing off the map and Post-Tropical Cyclone Imelda safely out to sea, there’s no breather for the Atlantic this October.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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But those scraps of goodwill may be vanishing.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Frozen raw meats were improperly thawing at room temperature.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Nandy’s tightrope gets knottier given that, prior to her remarks, relations between the regulator and the network had in fact been thawing.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Most of the world’s lithium currently comes from saltwater brines through a process that relies on vast evaporation ponds and heavy chemical use.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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For American farmers who export their harvests directly to Asia, the evaporation of Chinese demand for soybeans -- at a time when fertilizer and other inputs have become more expensive -- could potentially be devastating, and lead to bankruptcies and foreclosures.—
Matt Rivers,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Satellite imagery and field surveys show entire farming communities disappearing because their groundwater sources failed.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, 200 kilometers away in the Syrian desert, a Bedouin family shares their daily life with Danielle, an intimate archive of a disappearing world.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Similarly, the Colts organization paid tribute to Jones' legacy and impact on the organization in a post on social media in light of his passing.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
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The footage is then kept confidential until the subject’s passing.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That combo typically signals bearish pressure is fading and a potential trend shift is forming.—
Nishant Pant,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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Glitter’s dusty shadow, fading into the lower part of the brow bone, brought out the moody hue on the lips.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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Shortcomings, however, were noted in heat dissipation, battery life, and the single rear camera.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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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That broke the navicular bone in her left foot, forcing her to withdraw from the trials and evaporating her hopes to make the Tokyo Games.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Melting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melting. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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