thaw

as in to melt
to go from a solid to a liquid state will have to let the apple juice concentrate thaw before you can mix it with water

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Recent Examples of thaw When thawed, both became photosynthetically active again, with C. aculeata quickly regaining its initial chlorophyll levels. Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 19 Apr. 2025 They were given frozen chicken sandwiches thawed by CBP officers in a microwave, but sometimes they were still partially frozen. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025 Some 134,000 tons of frozen pelagic fish — such as sardines, anchovies, mackerel, sprats and herring — are thawed and tossed into European tuna cages every year. Julia Amberger, Nanni Fontana, Marzio Mian, & Nicola Scevola (tr. Elettra Pauletto), The Dial, 3 Apr. 2025 The balmy spring weather can sometimes take a little longer to show up in certain parts of Canada—but the country sweetens the deal with a fair share of family-friendly maple syrup festivals that pop up across the country as the maple trees start to thaw. Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for thaw
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melt
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  • When temperatures started heating up, ice caps began melting, causing water from the Appalachian Mountains to flow into the Apalachicola River and eventually all the way down to the coast.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 May 2025
  • My first post-grad apartment had just one aging window air conditioner unit in Birmingham, Alabama, and a tower fan single handedly prevented me from melting.
    Maggie Horton, People.com, 17 May 2025

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“Thaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thaw. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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