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melt

[melt] / mɛlt /




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But a steel structure doesn’t need to melt to fail; it just needs to be sufficiently weakened.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

You could absolutely use feta, goat cheese, mozzarella or cream cheese depending on what’s in your fridge, but there’s something uniquely satisfying about the melt of American cheese here.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

The silky green ribbon of the Merced River meanders through the valley floor below, astonishingly lush during the spring snow melt.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

As polar regions continue warming and glaciers melt, the same basic pressures that shaped ancient human migration could once again influence where people are able to live.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

The hoosh pot was cleaned and scoured, filled with ice to melt, and once the water was boiling, the surgical instruments were sterilized.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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