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
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
Luke Burbank reports on how the American melting pot has become a cauldron of international flavors.
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David Morgan,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
For example, the tourist melting in the heat wearing a fedora procured at a cheap souvenir shop near the train station is a dead giveaway of someone not from the area.
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Nneya Richards,
Travel + Leisure,
25 June 2026
Only New York has that kind of compressed melting pot.
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Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
Johannesburg has always been a melting pot.
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Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
25 June 2026
Siv describes her transition to Atlanta’s cultural landscape as unexpectedly familiar, reminding her of the melting pot of Oahu.
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Kaitlyn Harvey,
AJC.com,
24 June 2026
Several days into this World Cup, that’s an idea that keeps coming to mind as the United States hosts a melting pot of FIFA players and fans from all over the globe for the first time since 1994.
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Callie Fin,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
As former Mayor David Dinkins once said, New York is not a melting pot but a gorgeous mosaic.
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Zohran Mamdani,
New York Daily News,
17 June 2026
John Lippert,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
The event has quickly faced problems including power outages, melting ice cream – and a lack of representation from states that declined to send delegations.
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Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
The song comes with a striking visual where Teitelbaum finds herself in a beige hallway, desperately trying to keep an ice sculpture of a fawn from melting.
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Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
25 June 2026
Twenty little voices just melting us.
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Lily Moayeri,
SPIN,
25 June 2026
Seaworld Venice riffed on Kevin Costner’s 1995 sci-fi blockbuster Waterworld, in which melting polar caps give way to a planet consumed by rising seas.
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Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
24 June 2026
One set piece after another features rubbery creatures with heads like melting anvils and tentacles coming out of strange places, as if this, after 50 years, was still charming and awesome.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
24 June 2026
My mother made cheese dreams by melting a stick of butter with a cup of shredded Cheddar cheese and three ounces of cream cheese.
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Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
24 June 2026
Give it a beat to start melting, then stir until the cheese is fully melted and the meat is evenly coated.
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Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 June 2026
Noun
One of the classic summer vacation foods is ice cream, but eating it fast enough to avoid melting is always a challenge.
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Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
Luke Burbank reports on how the American melting pot has become a cauldron of international flavors.
—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
For example, the tourist melting in the heat wearing a fedora procured at a cheap souvenir shop near the train station is a dead giveaway of someone not from the area.
—
Nneya Richards,
Travel + Leisure,
25 June 2026
Only New York has that kind of compressed melting pot.
—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
Johannesburg has always been a melting pot.
—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
25 June 2026
Siv describes her transition to Atlanta’s cultural landscape as unexpectedly familiar, reminding her of the melting pot of Oahu.
—
Kaitlyn Harvey,
AJC.com,
24 June 2026
Several days into this World Cup, that’s an idea that keeps coming to mind as the United States hosts a melting pot of FIFA players and fans from all over the globe for the first time since 1994.
—
Callie Fin,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
As former Mayor David Dinkins once said, New York is not a melting pot but a gorgeous mosaic.
—
Zohran Mamdani,
New York Daily News,
17 June 2026
Verb
Direct reduction furnaces purify iron ore without fully melting it.
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John Lippert,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
The event has quickly faced problems including power outages, melting ice cream – and a lack of representation from states that declined to send delegations.
—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
The song comes with a striking visual where Teitelbaum finds herself in a beige hallway, desperately trying to keep an ice sculpture of a fawn from melting.
—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
25 June 2026
Twenty little voices just melting us.
—
Lily Moayeri,
SPIN,
25 June 2026
Seaworld Venice riffed on Kevin Costner’s 1995 sci-fi blockbuster Waterworld, in which melting polar caps give way to a planet consumed by rising seas.
—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
24 June 2026
One set piece after another features rubbery creatures with heads like melting anvils and tentacles coming out of strange places, as if this, after 50 years, was still charming and awesome.
—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
24 June 2026
My mother made cheese dreams by melting a stick of butter with a cup of shredded Cheddar cheese and three ounces of cream cheese.
—
Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
24 June 2026
Give it a beat to start melting, then stir until the cheese is fully melted and the meat is evenly coated.
—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for melting
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Mixsoon Bean Collagen Hydrogel Mask Unlike traditional cotton or cellulose sheet masks, Mixsoon's Bean Collagen Hydrogel Mask molds closely to the skin, helping minimize evaporation and maximize ingredient absorption.
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Plug-ins, by contrast, rely on heat or evaporation at a single outlet and scent only the air within a limited radius around the device.
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After vanishing, they have not been heard from since.
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Amazingly, Danhausen remained a Top-13 t-shirt seller even after vanishing from AEW TV for multiple years.
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Technically, pimiento cheese can be frozen, but the texture will suffer after thawing.
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Pork sat thawing inside a supermarket bag on a prep table, two violations in one — direct contact with a non-food grade bag and thawing outside a refrigerator.
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The key to their passing is, essentially, that the school kids always get dragged towards the ball over on one side, and the internationals can constantly switch the play to the opposite flank, where one of the trio is unmarked.
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The world that Clive was such a wonderful representative of has now vanished completely with his passing.
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None of this means Chinese firms are disappearing from Africa.
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This lighthearted cameo delighted longtime fans and underscored that, while the late-night institution has closed, Colbert himself isn't disappearing from the spotlight anytime soon.
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Since 1947, the brand has occupied a singular place in the cultural imagination, fusing art, engineering and speed into something that transcends the automobile.
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This star power is just one of several ingredients fusing to make the World Cup, by many measures, a blistering early success.
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Store your pillows and pool supplies in the Keter Signature 150 Gallon Deck Box, which uses DecoCoat technology that can withstand rain, sun, and extreme weather, and is designed to avoid splintering, fading, or rotting.
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With daylight fading, the playoff was scheduled for Monday morning.
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Liquid versions of this technology worked, but used toxic, fast-evaporating solvents.
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Add a layer of mulch over the top of the soil to keep moisture from evaporating quickly.
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