as in to melt
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 thaw
Also, a basin holding raw meat was stored on the floor of the kitchen, frozen meat was being thawed by being left to sit out at room temperature, and non-food-grade plastic grocery bags with ink on them were being used to hold tortillas and to thaw meat.
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Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 13 Jan. 2026
The outlet also noted that the relationship thawed at the time.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Rapid freezing, on the other hand, forms smaller ice crystals, helping foods maintain their natural shape and texture when thawed.
—Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 11 Jan. 2026
Making sure the steaks have been fully thawed and brought to room temperature is the first crucial step for most people, but others have memories of their parents or grandparents rinsing steak in the sink, or perhaps soaking it in water, before the prep work begins.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2026
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melt
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With temperatures climbing above freezing and sunny skies melting half the structure, they were forced to start over entirely.—
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But the physical location of the island on the map — and the sea ice melting around its borders — is also of vital importance.—
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“Thaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thaw. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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