as in melts
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 thaws
As the climate warms, permafrost – frozen rock and soil – which underlies the island, thaws.
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Paul Bierman, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
One of the dangers of the Midwestern climate is a late-winter warm spell that thaws the soil and tricks bulbs and other plants into sprouting too early.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Historically, Lake Erie freezes and thaws the quickest due to its shallow depth, the shallowest among the Great Lakes.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Remove the fabric once the precipitation thaws.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
That heat thaws permafrost, which releases more emissions.
—Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 19 Nov. 2025
The journey highlighted new and emerging opportunities for global trade as climate change thaws Arctic sea ice.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Paul Bierman, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
One of the dangers of the Midwestern climate is a late-winter warm spell that thaws the soil and tricks bulbs and other plants into sprouting too early.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Historically, Lake Erie freezes and thaws the quickest due to its shallow depth, the shallowest among the Great Lakes.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Remove the fabric once the precipitation thaws.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
That heat thaws permafrost, which releases more emissions.
—Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 19 Nov. 2025
The journey highlighted new and emerging opportunities for global trade as climate change thaws Arctic sea ice.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thaws
melts
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Even something as innocent as icicles can grow and damage your gutters with their weight or pry under your shingles and retreat into the attic, where the ice often melts to cause more damage in its water form.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
12 Dec. 2025
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In fact, once these co-ops are legalized, the individual market likely melts away, and everyone in America would gain the benefits that normally accrue to the group market.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Dec. 2025
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“Thaws.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thaws. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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