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as in disappears
to cease to be visible
the fog soon melted away with the rising of the sun
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as in thaws
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 melts
But actually being here, that stuff melts away.
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AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
And Lloyd brings a stiff upper lip that melts away to secret tenderness and fear to Celeste, who is not only navigating the realities of being the only Black woman in the group, but also returning home to take care of her ailing mother.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
What scientists have found is that the push-and-pull of Saturn from the moon's new position creates heat that melts ice into water.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
The most important thing is to choose a cheese that melts well.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
The warm light gradually melts the wax, releasing a soothing scent without the need for a match.
—Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
As climate change rapidly melts Earth’s ice, sides are being drawn among scientists on whether—and how—science should intervene to save it.
—Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2025
Its alcohol-free, anhydrous wax base instantly melts onto the skin without leaving a greasy feel behind—just a subtle trail of its lush, hazy scent.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 14 Jan. 2025
This wafer has a layer of material that melts away when illuminated by a laser.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Jan. 2020
AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
And Lloyd brings a stiff upper lip that melts away to secret tenderness and fear to Celeste, who is not only navigating the realities of being the only Black woman in the group, but also returning home to take care of her ailing mother.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
What scientists have found is that the push-and-pull of Saturn from the moon's new position creates heat that melts ice into water.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
The most important thing is to choose a cheese that melts well.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
The warm light gradually melts the wax, releasing a soothing scent without the need for a match.
—Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
As climate change rapidly melts Earth’s ice, sides are being drawn among scientists on whether—and how—science should intervene to save it.
—Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2025
Its alcohol-free, anhydrous wax base instantly melts onto the skin without leaving a greasy feel behind—just a subtle trail of its lush, hazy scent.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 14 Jan. 2025
This wafer has a layer of material that melts away when illuminated by a laser.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for melts
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One of the most profound parts of my healing has been realizing that survival doesn’t mean the pain disappears.—
Maya McHenry,
Refinery29,
28 Oct. 2025
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In The Great American Mousical, illustrated by Emma's dad Tony Walton, the star of a theater troupe of mice disappears just before opening night.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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The journey highlighted new and emerging opportunities for global trade as climate change thaws Arctic sea ice.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Maddy soon vanishes, then reappears a decade later, insisting the show’s world is, in fact, reality.—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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But Sarah is fixated on the disaster, in which two people were killed and a small girl was hospitalized and then vanishes.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Environmental Protection Agency describes Cs-137 as a flexible, soft, and silvery-white metal that liquifies near room temperature.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
21 Aug. 2025
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These are all weapons specifically designed to annihilate outsiders trying to get inside the cities, weapons meant to cause the most pain for the amusement of the insiders (think a napalm bomb ornately decorated in the shape of a cone, which liquifies outsiders in seconds).—
Rafael Motamayor,
Vulture,
7 Aug. 2025
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Along with being functional, these bowls offer a modern look with an embossed texture surrounding the exterior and gradient color scheme that fades from the smallest bowl to the largest.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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But once the novelty fades, no one will care how a video was made.—
Victor Riparbelli,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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Neptune retrograde in Pisces, on the other hand, dissolves the fog of illusion, which also serves as an invitation to confront an emotional truth with clarity and compassion.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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And power, in its purest sense, is awareness so total that conflict dissolves into clarity.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
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Gently simmer until the garlic softens, about 20 minutes.—
Malaka Gharib,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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The fabric is washing machine safe and softens with age.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
23 Oct. 2025
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Cybersigilism is a style of tattooing that fuses ancient symbolism with futuristic aesthetics.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Chainsaw Man follows Denji, a poor teen who makes a contract that fuses his body with that of Pochita, the dog-like Chainsaw Devil, granting him the power to transform parts of his body into chainsaws.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Melts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melts. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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