as in melting
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 thawing
In some experiments, scientists have reactivated viruses that remained capable of infecting host cells after thawing, though none have been linked to human illness.
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Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Investors sold off defense stocks such as Northrop Grumman , Lockheed Martin , RTX and L3Harris Technologies after tensions in the Middle East appeared to finally be thawing.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
Semi-frozen pasole, raw shrimp, raw pork and raw chicken were improperly thawing on the back prep table.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
april 24, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
More than half a century of Cold War hostilities were thawing.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
But in a sign tensions are thawing, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is set to meet White House chief of staff Susie Wiles on Friday, Axios reported.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2026
Soft cheeses like Brie, cream cheese, and ricotta usually don't fare well after thawing.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 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
Ecologists don’t know what thawing permafrost will do for Earth’s carbon balance.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Investors sold off defense stocks such as Northrop Grumman , Lockheed Martin , RTX and L3Harris Technologies after tensions in the Middle East appeared to finally be thawing.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
Semi-frozen pasole, raw shrimp, raw pork and raw chicken were improperly thawing on the back prep table.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
april 24, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
More than half a century of Cold War hostilities were thawing.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
But in a sign tensions are thawing, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is set to meet White House chief of staff Susie Wiles on Friday, Axios reported.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2026
Soft cheeses like Brie, cream cheese, and ricotta usually don't fare well after thawing.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 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
Ecologists don’t know what thawing permafrost will do for Earth’s carbon balance.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thawing
melting
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The effect is most powerful during the spring runoff, when melting snow brings water levels up.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Flavour Module can also be pulled out for searing, simmering sauces, or melting cheese.—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
24 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Thawing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thawing. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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