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melt

[melt] / mɛlt /




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They buy ships and deliver them to specialist yards that strip out fixtures and fittings and melt down or reuse the steel.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 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

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

Ang Sarki Sherpa, who has worked as an icefall doctor for years, said he expected the serac to melt because its lower part was weak.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

If he flew too high the sun might melt the glue and the wings drop off.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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