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
Frozen raw meats were improperly thawing at room temperature.
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Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Nandy’s tightrope gets knottier given that, prior to her remarks, relations between the regulator and the network had in fact been thawing.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
These findings significantly advance the modeling seen in 2024 research that pointed to thawing permafrost, salty cryopeg layers and methane hydrates as possible triggers.
—New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025
Warm conditions produce more food for these microbes, which thrive in rotting vegetation, as is found in tropical wetlands and thawing Arctic permafrost.
—Katherine Bourzac, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
The Two Hearts Of A New MacBook Apple has been reluctant to feed these demands over the last decade, but there are signs that the attitude is thawing.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Frozen raw pork was thawing on a kitchen sink drain board instead of under refrigeration.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Chess squares can also be frozen, though the custard may change texture slightly after thawing.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
The fact that Musk was invited could be a sign that the relationship between Musk and the White House is thawing.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Nandy’s tightrope gets knottier given that, prior to her remarks, relations between the regulator and the network had in fact been thawing.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
These findings significantly advance the modeling seen in 2024 research that pointed to thawing permafrost, salty cryopeg layers and methane hydrates as possible triggers.
—New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025
Warm conditions produce more food for these microbes, which thrive in rotting vegetation, as is found in tropical wetlands and thawing Arctic permafrost.
—Katherine Bourzac, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
The Two Hearts Of A New MacBook Apple has been reluctant to feed these demands over the last decade, but there are signs that the attitude is thawing.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Frozen raw pork was thawing on a kitchen sink drain board instead of under refrigeration.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Chess squares can also be frozen, though the custard may change texture slightly after thawing.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
The fact that Musk was invited could be a sign that the relationship between Musk and the White House is thawing.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thawing
melting
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As the planet continues to warm, melting ice caps and expanding the volume of sea water, scientists project bay waters will rise nearly another foot by 2050 and 3 feet or more by 2100, depending on how much emissions of fossil fuels rise or fall over the next 75 years worldwide.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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The only thing sweeter than this pie is the heart-melting story that reader Cassie Tidwell Tramel shared about her beloved grandmother.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Thawing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thawing. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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