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
While campsites around the country are thawing out and preparing for visitors after a long winter, top-ranking destinations, specifically throughout the Southeast, provide a variety of experiences for all different types of campers.
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2026
How to Thaw Rhubarb Before Cooking or Baking For thawing fruit, Stover and McCurdy recommend a couple of reliable methods.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 14 May 2026
Brad Younggren of Circulate Health told CNET that freezing and thawing plastic containers repeatedly stresses the material, causing tiny particles to break away into food over time.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2026
One frozen bag of cooked carrots was thawing on the prep counter.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
may 8, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
In some experiments, scientists have reactivated viruses that remained capable of infecting host cells after thawing, though none have been linked to human illness.
—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
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
Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2026
How to Thaw Rhubarb Before Cooking or Baking For thawing fruit, Stover and McCurdy recommend a couple of reliable methods.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 14 May 2026
Brad Younggren of Circulate Health told CNET that freezing and thawing plastic containers repeatedly stresses the material, causing tiny particles to break away into food over time.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2026
One frozen bag of cooked carrots was thawing on the prep counter.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
may 8, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
In some experiments, scientists have reactivated viruses that remained capable of infecting host cells after thawing, though none have been linked to human illness.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thawing
melting
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The tiered skirt adds visual interest while also concealing my lower stomach, and the fabric was breathable enough to keep me from melting during an outdoor ceremony in humid Iowa weather — no easy feat!—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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The Homestead Crater was formed around 10,000 years ago when melting snow from the nearby Wasatch Mountains seeped into the ground.—
Talia Avakian,
Travel + Leisure,
14 May 2026
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“Thawing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thawing. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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