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verb

Definition of fade (away)next
as in to melt (away)

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noun

as in evaporation

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Recent Examples of fade (away)
Noun
The Knicks then turned the Spurs over, with Brunson hitting a fadeaway jumper to go up six. — John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 4 June 2026 Officials assessed McCollum a technical foul for inadvertently kicking Brunson below the belt while flailing his leg on a fadeaway jump shot in the Knicks’ Game 1 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026 Brown followed with a midrange fadeaway over Kon Knueppel and a full-speed buzzer-beating floater in traffic to cap a 10-0 run and put Boston up 90-87 entering the fourth. — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026 Instead, the Lakers superstar pulled up straight over the top of Bryant’s outstretched arm, dropping a fadeaway jumper softly through the net. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fade (away)
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fade (away)
  1. vanish
  2. evaporation
  3. evaporate
  4. passing
  5. fall away
  6. melting
  7. give out
  8. fading
Verb
  • The research makes a compelling case that in the age of AI, the once-bright line between data and executable code is vanishing.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Hollywood voice actors are split over AI voice cloning, as big-name performers license lucrative replicas while freelancers see jobs vanish and fear training their own replacements.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of vanish
Noun
  • However, the study noted this particular lake is a terminal saline lake, which leaves salts and other minerals behind through the process of evaporation.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Watering in the morning is advised, especially in the hotter months of the year, to minimize evaporation.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of evaporation
Verb
  • The solvent breaks apart dirt and grease molecules and evaporates quickly to leave windows streak-free.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The result of this cooler atmosphere will be one more prone to squeezing out tropical moisture rather than just evaporating it.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of evaporate
Noun
  • Quarterback Nathaniel Cadet gives Barristers legitimate passing attack.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The passing of Gruber, who served as judge for 24 years until his retirement in 2024, was announced by his son, William Gruber, on Facebook.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of passing
Verb
  • While players would often flourish on first arriving in McCullum’s dressing room, Root is the only one whose average has not fallen away.
    — Ben Jones, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • And once data is sent outside the system covered by HIPAA, the HIPAA limits fall away.
    — Jennifer D. Oliva, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of fall away
Noun
  • But globs of liquid mercury worked just fine to show the melting shards coming together, even though its toxicity meant the special effects crew had to wear protective gear over the two-day shoot.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • What is clear is that Earth’s glaciers are melting faster as a result of warming and that melting is destabilizing these glaciers—and the mountains that buttress them.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of melting
Verb
  • The program has already given out more than 325 million books and expects to give 40 million books in 2026 alone.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Husband Julian gave out CDs of grand piano recitals from his stock of thousands to guests as party favors.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of give out
Noun
  • This locks the fabric color to help reduce bleeding and fading.
    — Bianca Lambert, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The deep indigo color has no fading, which gives the jeans a sleeker look, and the leg is relaxed throughout but doesn’t look slouchy.
    — Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
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“Fade (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fade%20%28away%29. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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