as in to melt (away)
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Recent Examples of fade (away)
Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Garland landed a 20-foot turnaround fadeaway jumper followed by a midrange jumper by Leonard to regain the momentum and help the Clippers take a 59-45 lead into halftime.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Arizona, the team who ran through the whole conference, didn’t really have a problem with anybody, needed a Hail Mary fadeaway to beat us.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
After Brunson missed another fadeaway, Podziemski went or the pullup off-the-dribble 3-pointer with under 24 seconds remaining and missed.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
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Instead, the Lakers superstar pulled up straight over the top of Bryant’s outstretched arm, dropping a fadeaway jumper softly through the net.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Garland landed a 20-foot turnaround fadeaway jumper followed by a midrange jumper by Leonard to regain the momentum and help the Clippers take a 59-45 lead into halftime.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Arizona, the team who ran through the whole conference, didn’t really have a problem with anybody, needed a Hail Mary fadeaway to beat us.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
After Brunson missed another fadeaway, Podziemski went or the pullup off-the-dribble 3-pointer with under 24 seconds remaining and missed.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
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Noun
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The higher-grade fuel, designed to guard against evaporation as temperatures rise, can add up to 15 cents per gallon to the cost of a filling up, according to GasBuddy.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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Compared to bare soil, which loses up to 75% of its moisture due to runoff and evaporation, a layer of mulch around your plants can increase humidity levels, block weeds, and moderate soil temperature, reducing water needs.—
Molly Burford,
Southern Living,
18 May 2026
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Extrapolate that out to 17 games and that’s 3,468 passing yards, 986 rushing yards and 34 touchdowns scored for a season.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
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After his passing, Mango’s chief executive officer Roni Ruiz took on the role of chairman of the board.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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The melting pot implied that citizens gradually shed the distinctiveness of their traditions in order to become fully American.—
Ari Berman,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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All of them have at least one roster, or two, that is a melting pot.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2026
Verb
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The first dream had vanished within two weeks of his arrival.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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The case went cold, the prime suspect vanished, and then Crement joined the force.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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The scalloped edge is punctuated by double tassels carefully placed along the edge of the all-weather Sunbrella fabric that promises to repel mildew or prevent fading.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
13 May 2026
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Machine-washable without color fading, shrinkage or pilling.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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Nails with black finger polish, like Susana wore on the eve of her vanishing, were found in the woods.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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Sontag claimed to have forgotten about him, but his vanishing is better explained on writerly grounds.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The traditional distance between fashion inspiration and the final transaction has evaporated.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
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Uncover, increase heat to medium, and cook until excess liquid is evaporated, 2 to 3 minutes.—
Jed Portman,
Midwest Living,
15 May 2026
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To measure overall turbulence, Turbli used a metric called the eddy dissipation rate, or EDR, to assign turbulence level scores.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2026
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Brembo says the discs have been designed for rapid heat dissipation, while the mineral oil's viscosity remains stable across a wide range of temperatures.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
1 May 2026
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“Fade (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fade%20%28away%29. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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