as in to melt (away)
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as in evaporation
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Recent Examples of fade (away)
Broderick Turner
follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Martin hit a deep fadeaway 3 to cut the lead back to one, but Ionescu responded with two more free throws to put the Liberty back up three.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 26 June 2025
With 14 seconds left on the shot clock, before Nembhard could try to scramble switch, Gilgeous-Alexander attacked Nesmith with a lefty dribble toward the baseline — a difficult place to double — and poured in a midrange fadeaway before Nembhard could get over in time to help.
—Anthony Slater, New York Times, 14 June 2025
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Noun
On the next possession, Flagg scored on a fadeaway over James, drawing more cheers as Flagg slapped hands with his teammates on the bench.
—Broderick Turner
follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Martin hit a deep fadeaway 3 to cut the lead back to one, but Ionescu responded with two more free throws to put the Liberty back up three.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 26 June 2025
With 14 seconds left on the shot clock, before Nembhard could try to scramble switch, Gilgeous-Alexander attacked Nesmith with a lefty dribble toward the baseline — a difficult place to double — and poured in a midrange fadeaway before Nembhard could get over in time to help.
—Anthony Slater, New York Times, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fade (away)
Noun
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This translates into the evaporation of funding to rescue and assist trafficked scam workers.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Plus, the side walls are slightly tapered to regulate heat and evaporation, which allows steam to escape more quickly and helps with flipping food in the pan.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Similarly, fellow country artists such as the Dixie Chicks, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill expressed their sorrow over his passing.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Our hearts are heavy, as his passing leaves a grieving family and a country grappling with division.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The only thing that had to be digitalized, was some of the melting goo and some of the flies jumping down.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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The city’s food scene is a melting pot of innovation and tradition, earning international attention from food lovers and the media alike.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Entire industries appear and vanish with the velocity of software updates.—
Joseph Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Remember their 10-game skid, the losing streak that seemed to sink the season, the one during which Luis Ortiz vanished because of a gambling investigation, the one during which the Guardians couldn’t muster anything at the plate?—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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The top of its back is dark brown fading along its sides to become creamy white on its belly.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Enter this darling Dutch oven—it’s constructed with long-lasting cast-iron and finished with a triple-layer enamel coating that prevents chipping, fading, cracking, and staining with use.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
3 Sep. 2025
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The literary thriller charts the disappearance of a girl from an upstate New York summer camp — and links it to the mysterious vanishing of her brother years earlier.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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This kind of waste, activists say, is contributing to the vanishing of the Great Salt Lake, which three years ago reached a record, concerning low.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This is due to essential oils that slowly evaporate as spices age, leaving them dull in flavor.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
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All that on top of her ever-increasing living expenses, and the money just seemed to evaporate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
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Using cutting-edge metals for enhanced stiffness and heat dissipation, this most recent version represents a significant generational change.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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There are built-in cooling fans as well as heat dissipation vents to keep everything cool to ensure stable performance even during long and intensive work sessions.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Fade (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fade%20%28away%29. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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