as in to melt (away)
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as in evaporation
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Recent Examples of fade (away)
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
Napheesa Collier scored on a 12-foot fadeaway jumper with 8.8 seconds left in overtime and the Lynx pulled off an astonishing comeback to stun New York 95-93 in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 11 Oct. 2024
The 21-year-old took two hard dribbles before sinking a fadeaway.
—Varun Shankar, Washington Post, 29 June 2024
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Noun
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
Napheesa Collier scored on a 12-foot fadeaway jumper with 8.8 seconds left in overtime and the Lynx pulled off an astonishing comeback to stun New York 95-93 in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 11 Oct. 2024
The 21-year-old took two hard dribbles before sinking a fadeaway.
—Varun Shankar, Washington Post, 29 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fade (away)
Noun
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Due to the extended aging process, which results in significant evaporation and lower barrel yields, supply is still very limited.Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 14 Dec. 2024
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Due to the extended aging process, which results in significant evaporation and lower barrel yields, supply is limited.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Common Pitfalls to Avoid Delaying Estate Plan Updates: Many people neglect to update their estate plans after a spouse’s passing.James Brewer, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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Since the rumors of Henderson’s passing began to surface late Friday night, A’s fans were left to cope with the seemingly incomprehensible notion that their Superman was gone.Melissa Lockard, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The summer camp atmosphere of careless afternoons and camaraderie slowly vanishes as Gustavo witnesses those around him deteriorate.Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
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Tice, a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in The Washington Post, McClatchy newspapers, and other outlets, vanished at a checkpoint in a contested region west of Damascus in 2012, as the Syrian civil war escalated.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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But those dreams evaporated quickly following the loss to the Bills.Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 29 Dec. 2024
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In 2024, Cuba has suffered island-wide rolling blackouts that lasted more than a week, hundreds of thousands of people emigrated from the island and the social safety net once provided by the government all but evaporated.Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
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The beast is in ourselves, and, as Bonello posits, the realization of our desires also involves their dissipation.Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 25 Dec. 2024
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Overextension inevitably leads to frustration and the dissipation of limited resources.Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2021
Verb
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Herbert escaped the pocket to his left and slung a pass while falling away as defenders bore down.Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Slowly, too, his naivety and theological rigidity began to fall away.Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The more of these things given out and crammed into record books, the more business generated - and the more social media attention.Jim Clash, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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On Wednesday evening, Barnes told the Journal Sentinel the hospitals treating victims from the shooting were no longer giving out information on their conditions.David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
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By the time the precipitation tapered off in the late morning, some 2 inches of snow had fallen in many parts of the city, including Central Park, according to the National Weather Service.Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
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This is especially true for NAND sold into consumer applications such as smart phones, where demand has tapered off.Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Fade (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fade%20%28away%29. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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