as in cracked
to yield to mental or emotional stress
rather than melt down, the team strengthened their resolve and ended up winning the game
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Recent Examples of melted down
Inside the Arts District campus workspace, plastic donations are sorted, shredded and melted down using specialized equipment before being molded into new objects or artwork.
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Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Stolen Louvre loot worth $102 million may be melted down.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Some went into storage or got moved to Civil War cemeteries, and Charlottesville, Virginia, had its statue of Lee melted down.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
Keys are typically made of brass or a combination of metals that can be melted down and repurposed into new items.
—Katie Cloyd, Martha Stewart, 17 Jan. 2026
Jewelry often gets melted down.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Wildly unpopular, of the 1 million coins minted, nearly 860,000 were returned to the Mint and melted down, according to the American Numismatic Association.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
Haddy also offers environmental benefits in terms of waste reduction and resource efficiency because their creations can be melted down and used to produce new objects.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Bills fans melted down, especially after Buffalo had called a timeout just before the play.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Stolen Louvre loot worth $102 million may be melted down.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Some went into storage or got moved to Civil War cemeteries, and Charlottesville, Virginia, had its statue of Lee melted down.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
Keys are typically made of brass or a combination of metals that can be melted down and repurposed into new items.
—Katie Cloyd, Martha Stewart, 17 Jan. 2026
Jewelry often gets melted down.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Wildly unpopular, of the 1 million coins minted, nearly 860,000 were returned to the Mint and melted down, according to the American Numismatic Association.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
Haddy also offers environmental benefits in terms of waste reduction and resource efficiency because their creations can be melted down and used to produce new objects.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Bills fans melted down, especially after Buffalo had called a timeout just before the play.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for melted down
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Alexander Bublik, who switched through a similar mechanism, cracked the men’s top 10 for the first time last month.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Get rid of unlabeled, expired, leaking, or cracked cleaners for safety reasons.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Three years after the incident involving Cordell, a prisoner claimed he was assaulted, choked and Tazed by Hadder while on day release for a family reunion at a Waffle House.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Kenya choked under the dictatorship of Daniel arap Moi, who ruled from 1978 to 2002.—
Binaifer Nowrojee,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Here’s how the top 10 broke down — and what put each state on the list.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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With that, Shaboozey broke down, squeezing the bridge of his nose to suppress tears.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Melted down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melted%20down. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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