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
Saturday morning cartoons were fortified with frozen orange juice concentrate that came in a tube and required thawing the night before.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Feb. 2026
Texas thawed, but models flag another February cooldown Texas thawed after an arctic blast kept major cities below freezing for roughly two days.
—Jj Velasquez, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Feb. 2026
Frozen raw chicken and frozen chicken wings were improperly thawing.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
january 30, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
This will help with leaks and flooding for when the water eventually thaws.
—Amanda McCoy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2026
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Feb. 2026
Texas thawed, but models flag another February cooldown Texas thawed after an arctic blast kept major cities below freezing for roughly two days.
—Jj Velasquez, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Feb. 2026
Frozen raw chicken and frozen chicken wings were improperly thawing.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
january 30, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
This will help with leaks and flooding for when the water eventually thaws.
—Amanda McCoy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thaw
melt
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Sea level rise is also a direct result of a warming globe, caused by melting glaciers and the expansion of warmer water, which holds further implications for storms.—
Maleena Muzio,
Hartford Courant,
31 Jan. 2026
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Gatorade bottles can be collected at parks and melted offsite into souvenir molds (to show reuse).—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Thaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thaw. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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