melt

verb

ˈmelt How to pronounce melt (audio)
Definition of meltnext
1
as in to disappear
to cease to be visible the fog soon melted away with the rising of the sun

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2
as in to thaw
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 melt Each bite was unique — a pocket of cold sour cream here, the cheese only partially melted there, the last crisp cry of the ever-steaming French fries yonder. — Los Angeles Times, 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 These snow packs are needed each year to melt slowly throughout the summer and fall providing crucial water supply to the state. — Jonathan Destler, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 Scientists could use future gravity instruments to track shifting groundwater and melting ice. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for melt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for melt
  1. disappear
  2. thaw
  3. vanish
  4. liquefy
  5. fade
  6. soften
  7. dissolve
  8. fuse
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  • Up to half of the more than 200,000 mountain glaciers — vast, slow moving rivers of ice that creep across the world’s peaks — are expected to disappear by the end of this century, even if ambitious climate goals are met.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Among the habitats Steinbach filmed are tidal floodplain forests, a landscape type that has largely disappeared in Europe.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026
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  • Chinese leader Xi Jinping is likely to attend September’s BRICS summit in New Delhi, Reuters reported, marking his first visit to India in seven years amid thawing ties between the Asian giants.
    — Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Raw chicken was thawing inside a prep sink in low stagnant water measuring 81 degrees.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026
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  • 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
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  • And that’s only counting crude oil, not liquefied natural gas, petrochemicals, or other cargoes that rely on the strait.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Once that’s done, the gas will be conveyed to the Damietta processing facility on Egypt’s northern shore where it will be liquefied for transport by ship to Europe.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
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  • Bitcoin has been in a prolonged slump since October, and BTIG noted that a similar surge in January 2023 initially faded before the cryptocurrency found support around its 200-day moving average.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The crimson hue that may have been visible at the height of the eclipse will gradually fade as the crescent of the lunar disk exposed to direct sunlight grows, and normality reasserts itself over the natural satellite.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of fade
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  • Clarify one detail, soften one assumption, and leave room for a smart edit.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Aug. 2026
  • That’s because the scent leads with a masculine-leaning opening of almond blossom, pink pepper, and neroli, before softening to its woody vanilla base.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026
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  • When the reactor is running, aluminum dissolved within the alloy moves toward the outer surface of the metal components.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
  • After his spaceflight, Jähn led East Germany's new Space Training Centre at Eggersdorf near Strausberg until 1990, when the East German Air Force was dissolved.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of dissolve
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  • To experience a thicker, chewier noodle, order the tsukemen (dipping-style ramen) with a broth, as dense as gravy, fusing the essences of pork, chicken and fish.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • In recent years, however, a younger generation of entrepreneurs has broadened the scope, fusing Arabic culture and social media culture in fun, modern ways.
    — Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2026
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