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 catching pilchards is difficult, captain Dennis Forgione thaws a box of glass minnows in a bucket of water and throws a handful of the little fish in the water every 20 minutes.
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Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Daisy, selflessly shielding Agnes from danger, has finally thawed the ice between them.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
The winter weather is finally thawing out, the sun is starting to shine more regularly and everything is looking greener and rosier.
—Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 7 Apr. 2026
Fungal communities respond to warmer temperatures, increasing moisture, a growing frequency and intensity in wildfires, and thawing permafrost.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
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Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Daisy, selflessly shielding Agnes from danger, has finally thawed the ice between them.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
The winter weather is finally thawing out, the sun is starting to shine more regularly and everything is looking greener and rosier.
—Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 7 Apr. 2026
Fungal communities respond to warmer temperatures, increasing moisture, a growing frequency and intensity in wildfires, and thawing permafrost.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thaw
melt
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Two building owners hoping to bring the Museum of Ice Cream to LoDo have seen those dreams melt away.—
Matthew Geiger,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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The two-in-one tool uses heat to melt and fuse the edges of plastic packaging back together, creating a much tighter seal than an everyday chip clip.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Thaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thaw. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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