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
Historically, Lake Erie freezes and thaws the quickest due to its shallow depth, the shallowest among the Great Lakes.
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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 4 Feb. 2026
This will help with leaks and flooding for when the water eventually thaws.
—Amanda McCoy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2026
While many Dallas-area school districts reopened schools on Thursday as North Texas thaws out from a weekend winter storm, many remained closed for a fourth straight day and canceled athletic activities.
—Myah Taylor, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
Ben-Adir and Morgan bring a raw and layered energy to the dynamic between their characters, and while the relationship between them thaws and complicates along a very predictable trajectory, progressive brain afflictions don’t exactly lend themselves to novelty or surprises.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2026
As the climate warms, permafrost – frozen rock and soil – which underlies the island, thaws.
—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
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
Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 4 Feb. 2026
This will help with leaks and flooding for when the water eventually thaws.
—Amanda McCoy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2026
While many Dallas-area school districts reopened schools on Thursday as North Texas thaws out from a weekend winter storm, many remained closed for a fourth straight day and canceled athletic activities.
—Myah Taylor, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
Ben-Adir and Morgan bring a raw and layered energy to the dynamic between their characters, and while the relationship between them thaws and complicates along a very predictable trajectory, progressive brain afflictions don’t exactly lend themselves to novelty or surprises.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2026
As the climate warms, permafrost – frozen rock and soil – which underlies the island, thaws.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thaws
melts
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The snowpack that builds up over the winter in the Sierra Nevada slowly melts to feed rivers and reservoirs through the spring and summer.—
Monica Garske,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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Anchored to the ocean floor, the curtain would act as a physical barrier, limiting the flow of warm seawater that melts the ice shelf from below.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Thaws.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thaws. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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