as in evaporation
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as in vanishing
to cease to be visible
the fog soon melted away with the rising of the sun
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as in thawing
to go from a solid to a liquid state
a forgotten carton of ice cream was melting away on the counter
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Recent Examples of melting
Julia Gomez, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
The combination is not only a melting pot of a roster, but a change in recruiting philosophy.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
Instead, snow insulated the soil in some areas from freezing too deep, and a quick thaw let melting snow, followed by pounding rain, travel down through the soil and eventually into streams.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
German researchers have discovered a way to transform millions of old window panes into new high-performance glass, without the need for energy-intensive melting.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2026
Instead, precipitation arriving as rain – along with intermittent midwinter melting events – increased the runoff.
—Imtiaz Rangwala, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026
Their results showed that the behavior of seismic waves was consistent with the presence of water and rock melting in the mantle transition zone, about 640 km (400 miles) deep inside Earth.
—Divya Dubey, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
The company has received two reports of the power strips sparking and melting.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
The instantly volumizing tubing formula wraps each lash for va-va-voom length without smudging, melting, or clumping.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 28 Mar. 2026
Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2026
Rising sea levels from melting ice submerged the passages.
—Ryan Brennan
april 4, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
The cave system flooded at the end of the last ice age — the end of the Pleistocene epoch — approximately 8,000 years ago, due to rising sea levels from melting ice.
—Ryan Brennan
april 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
Temperatures and sea levels are rising faster than expected, driven by rising greenhouse gas emissions, warming oceans and melting ice.
—Brian Lee, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
After 5½ hours on backcountry skis, traversing the Sierra Nevada’s rapidly melting snowpack beneath a scorching spring sun, the guide at the front of our group stopped and went silent.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
What was meant to be a quiet end to an anniversary getaway turned into a heart-melting surprise for one couple—two kittens waiting patiently on their porch.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Ranchers in Colorado's scenic mountain valleys near the Continental Divide are, in a sense, among the first in the region affected by drought, being nearest to the melting mountain snowpack.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Her mighty pipes are as unstoppable as her flair for mascara-melting melodrama.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
Alcala added that burritos were modified in the American melting pot in a similar way to sushi and pizza.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
The combination is not only a melting pot of a roster, but a change in recruiting philosophy.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
Instead, snow insulated the soil in some areas from freezing too deep, and a quick thaw let melting snow, followed by pounding rain, travel down through the soil and eventually into streams.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
German researchers have discovered a way to transform millions of old window panes into new high-performance glass, without the need for energy-intensive melting.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2026
Instead, precipitation arriving as rain – along with intermittent midwinter melting events – increased the runoff.
—Imtiaz Rangwala, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026
Their results showed that the behavior of seismic waves was consistent with the presence of water and rock melting in the mantle transition zone, about 640 km (400 miles) deep inside Earth.
—Divya Dubey, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
The company has received two reports of the power strips sparking and melting.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
The instantly volumizing tubing formula wraps each lash for va-va-voom length without smudging, melting, or clumping.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
The cave system flooded at the end of the last ice age — the end of the Pleistocene epoch — approximately 8,000 years ago, due to rising sea levels from melting ice.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2026
Rising sea levels from melting ice submerged the passages.
—Ryan Brennan
april 4, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
The cave system flooded at the end of the last ice age — the end of the Pleistocene epoch — approximately 8,000 years ago, due to rising sea levels from melting ice.
—Ryan Brennan
april 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
Temperatures and sea levels are rising faster than expected, driven by rising greenhouse gas emissions, warming oceans and melting ice.
—Brian Lee, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
After 5½ hours on backcountry skis, traversing the Sierra Nevada’s rapidly melting snowpack beneath a scorching spring sun, the guide at the front of our group stopped and went silent.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
What was meant to be a quiet end to an anniversary getaway turned into a heart-melting surprise for one couple—two kittens waiting patiently on their porch.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Ranchers in Colorado's scenic mountain valleys near the Continental Divide are, in a sense, among the first in the region affected by drought, being nearest to the melting mountain snowpack.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Her mighty pipes are as unstoppable as her flair for mascara-melting melodrama.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for melting
Noun
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That's when small amounts of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen are continuously added to tanks in order to counteract natural evaporation.—
Miles Doran,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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But Newman had a hunch that when soil dries up, the antibiotics bacteria use to wage war might become more potent, simply because of evaporation.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The display showed, on the left, the face of a gray-haired man with a resolute expression, his neck vanishing into a white collar and dark suit.—
Simon Akam,
Vanity Fair,
2 Apr. 2026
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As a warm winter with poor skiing conditions gave way to early springtime record heat, snow is vanishing from all but the highest elevations in the West.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Later in the day, after crew wakeup, flight controllers re-oriented the Orion capsule allow sunlight to warm up the waste water vent line in hopes of thawing any frozen material.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The communication shown in the filings indicates a thawing relationship between the two entrepreneurs after a decade-long rivalry.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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One of the first to mourn Browne’s passing was Craig Hella Johnson, founder and artistic director of Conspirare, the Grammy-winning professional choral ensemble.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
31 Mar. 2026
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Miles did her best to keep TCU in the game in the second half, hitting 3s and setting up her teammates with creative passing while Johnson went scoreless in the third quarter.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Cicada’s disappearing routine Scientists who hunt for unusual Covid-19 variants waited to give this one a colloquial, or common, name.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2026
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Economic leadership is not disappearing from legacy markets.—
Mike Simas,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Coming off her sold-out Sincerely, Tour, which drew more than 320,000 fans — according to figures shared with Billboard Boxscore — Uchis continues to prove her dominance as a boundary-pushing artist known for fusing R&B, pop, Latin and soul in both English and Spanish.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
31 Mar. 2026
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The willful Sun conjoins Saturn in your impactful sign, fusing courage with responsibility.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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To ward off further damage, one major key is to prevent color fading.—
Danielle Sinay,
Glamour,
23 Mar. 2026
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However, the bedding itself has held up well without any fraying threads or color fading.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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That’s one indication that physical shortages, rather than bad vibes alone, are being priced in (the reverse effect happened during the pandemic, when spot prices plunged because of evaporating demand).—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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But during this year’s drought, much of that water is evaporating before reaching the marshes, Davis said.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Melting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melting. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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