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as in disappears
to cease to be visible
the fog soon melted away with the rising of the sun
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as in thaws
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 melts
Even something as innocent as icicles can grow and damage your gutters with their weight or pry under your shingles and retreat into the attic, where the ice often melts to cause more damage in its water form.
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Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 12 Dec. 2025
In fact, once these co-ops are legalized, the individual market likely melts away, and everyone in America would gain the benefits that normally accrue to the group market.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Inside the head, there’s a heating unit that melts the polymer.
—Charlotte Hu, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2025
Seeing the two of them together honestly melts my heart every day.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
But actually being here, that stuff melts away.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
And Lloyd brings a stiff upper lip that melts away to secret tenderness and fear to Celeste, who is not only navigating the realities of being the only Black woman in the group, but also returning home to take care of her ailing mother.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
What scientists have found is that the push-and-pull of Saturn from the moon's new position creates heat that melts ice into water.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
The most important thing is to choose a cheese that melts well.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for melts
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If the money's not coming in, the money disappears.—
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Anna disappears after her daughter’s death, essentially ghosting her life—including her job as a news anchor in Atlanta.—
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As the climate warms, permafrost – frozen rock and soil – which underlies the island, thaws.—
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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.—
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Described as a love letter to the ’80s classics that captivated a generation, the series was to be set in 1980 Montauk, Long Island, where a young boy vanishes into thin air.—
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The rain vanishes mid-air, leaving behind only wind that strips away the remaining topsoil.—
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The Environmental Protection Agency describes Cs-137 as a flexible, soft, and silvery-white metal that liquifies near room temperature.—
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These are all weapons specifically designed to annihilate outsiders trying to get inside the cities, weapons meant to cause the most pain for the amusement of the insiders (think a napalm bomb ornately decorated in the shape of a cone, which liquifies outsiders in seconds).—
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The California Association of Realtors also predicts that, as economic uncertainty fades and rates begin to decline more steadily, the housing market should improve throughout 2026.—
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Humans have been chewing gum for thousands of years, long after the flavor fades and without any clear nutritional benefit.—
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The short answer is that toothpaste contains a detergent that dissolves fat.—
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Its acidity effectively breaks down grease, eliminates mold, neutralizes odors, and dissolves mineral deposits.—
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January softens your heart while asking you to get honest about your emotional foundations.—
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According to Day, Linen has a quiet quality which instantly warms and softens a space while creating a sense of ease and can make a room feel lived in and relaxed while still giving it a polished look.—
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Venus fuses with combative Mars in your 3rd House of Communication, mixing tenderness with intensity and pushing for words that match actions.—
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Security grows as the Sun fuses with sweet Venus in your 2nd House of Manifestation, reinvigorating you to chase financial goals.—
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“Melts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melts. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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