as in to melt (away)
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as in evaporation
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Recent Examples of fade (away)
Weiyi Cai, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2024
More often, Bailey ends up turning an initial advantage into a contested pull-up or fadeaway rather than trying to stride or finish at the rim.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Brunson shot a turn-around, fadeaway over Bulls forward Patrick Williams as the game clock expired, but the ball rolled around the rim then rimmed out, as the Bulls handed the Knicks their sixth loss of the early season.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024
Taylor answered with a tough fadeaway jumper from the right wing with 1:30 to go and after a Missouri turnover , Lawrence hit a tough pullup in the lane before the shot clock expired with 45 seconds to go.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2024
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Noun
He is shown here hitting his classic turn-around fadeaway jump shot from the post, as the United States beat Brazil, 122-87, to advance to the semifinal round against Serbia.
—Weiyi Cai, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2024
More often, Bailey ends up turning an initial advantage into a contested pull-up or fadeaway rather than trying to stride or finish at the rim.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Brunson shot a turn-around, fadeaway over Bulls forward Patrick Williams as the game clock expired, but the ball rolled around the rim then rimmed out, as the Bulls handed the Knicks their sixth loss of the early season.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024
Taylor answered with a tough fadeaway jumper from the right wing with 1:30 to go and after a Missouri turnover , Lawrence hit a tough pullup in the lane before the shot clock expired with 45 seconds to go.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fade (away)
Noun
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This allowed the team to assess the relative contributions of streamflow and precipitation into the lake and evaporation off it to the record low of 2022.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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Aerial view of evaporation pools for lithium extraction at the Salar de Olaroz salt flat, near Olaroz Chico town, Jujuy province, Argentina, on July 1, 2024.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
10 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Cooper last posted to social media to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday (January 15), just days before his passing.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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The mother’s passing and the 2008 financial collapse contributed to the precariousness that’s put them in this predicament.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Julien takes classes at Keller Center for Advanced Learning and wants to become a physical therapist, but that opportunity might vanish if the split goes through.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Jan. 2025
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As obstacles to her success mysteriously vanish, even those closest to her are affected.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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But at the same turn, those moments are always on the verge of evaporating or going down in flames.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2025
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Campaigning abruptly halted, and the usual calendar of awards-season events evaporated.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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New hardware for heat dissipation is being introduced to the entire iPhone 17 range, according to a Fast Technology report from Chinese tech site, mydrivers.com.—
David Phelan,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Try to avoid the sun, as sunburn makes the job of heat dissipation much more difficult.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
27 Aug. 2024
Verb
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For the second, quieter half of the album, FKA twigs lets pop bravado fall away.—
Jon Pareles,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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The history-making criminal cases that consumed so much of Trump's time and attention during his 2024 presidential campaign have been falling away.—
Zac Anderson,
USA TODAY,
19 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The award was given out during the Grammys’ pre-telecast Premiere Ceremony, in which the vast majority of the night’s honors are handed out prior to the performance-heavy prime-time telecast.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2025
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The artists, minus Carpenter, Roan and Khruangbin, performed a medley before the award was given out.—
Nicole Fell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The snow was expected to taper off around midafternoon as the snowstorm moves to the east, according to David King, a meteorologist with the weather service.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2025
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Travel will be challenging during both Monday commutes, with conditions improving as snow tapers off late Monday night.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Fade (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fade%20%28away%29. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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