1
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
As climate change rapidly melts Earth’s ice, sides are being drawn among scientists on whether—and how—science should intervene to save it.
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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
Sulfur is key Since the diving plate then melts at the extreme temperatures of the mantle, this provides the perfect conditions and materials (namely sulfur-rich fluids) to promote the formation of gold-bearing magma.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 28 Dec. 2024
In turn, the sun melts away the snow, feeding the plants and giving rise to flowers, rainbows and eventually, beautifully, spring.
—Margaux Laskey, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Dark chocolate, a term encompassing both semisweet and bittersweet varieties, boasts bouquets of rich flavor with notes of citrus, nuts, caramel, tropical fruit, and more, which blossom on your tongue as the chocolate slowly melts away.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2024
The worsening economy could be undermining the ability of Syria’s military to fight, as the value of soldiers’ salaries melts away while the insurgents are flush with cash.
—Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
This stunning candle warmer melts your favorite, scented waxes easily.
—Savannah Smith, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
This wafer has a layer of material that melts away when illuminated by a laser.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Jan. 2020
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
Sulfur is key Since the diving plate then melts at the extreme temperatures of the mantle, this provides the perfect conditions and materials (namely sulfur-rich fluids) to promote the formation of gold-bearing magma.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 28 Dec. 2024
In turn, the sun melts away the snow, feeding the plants and giving rise to flowers, rainbows and eventually, beautifully, spring.
—Margaux Laskey, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Dark chocolate, a term encompassing both semisweet and bittersweet varieties, boasts bouquets of rich flavor with notes of citrus, nuts, caramel, tropical fruit, and more, which blossom on your tongue as the chocolate slowly melts away.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2024
The worsening economy could be undermining the ability of Syria’s military to fight, as the value of soldiers’ salaries melts away while the insurgents are flush with cash.
—Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
This stunning candle warmer melts your favorite, scented waxes easily.
—Savannah Smith, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
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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Yet most of this knowledge disappears into corporate databases.—
Roomy Khan,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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And in the flood, the specialness disappears.—
Chris Schembra,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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So when a woman vanishes, leaving her car behind in a supermarket parking lot, Sloan searches online for similar cases.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Like Robbie, Sweeney vanishes into the role, delivering a raw, physically demanding performance that marks the most mature and compelling work of her career.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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The installation dissolves the fourth wall, bringing viewers into the heart of the performance with hyperreal dancers from Company Wayne McGregor and the Hong Kong Ballet in a unique soundscape by Invisible Mountain.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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For the first stretch of Erupcja, Charli almost dissolves into the screen, not like an outsize personality who’s dressing down for a part, but like someone who isn’t able to repurpose her considerable ability to hold our attention — or to give us any sense of what’s on her character’s mind.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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As the afterglow of the midyear continental tournaments fades back into seasonal play in global women’s soccer, there’s been a trend of superlative record-breaking, from the youngest professional goal scorers to the most lucrative transfer fees.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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If an online trend fades or followers are lost, the name tends to lose steam as well.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
10 Sep. 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
Verb
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White rum lays down a clean, spirited base, while the richness of maple syrup lends a silky depth that softens the citrus bite of fresh lemon juice.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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When the material is loaded up with pain killers and/or anti-inflammatory drugs, they would be released as the hydrogel softens, interrupting the pain pathway and bringing relief to patients.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Melts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melts. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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