as in to melt (away)
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as in evaporation
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Recent Examples of fade (away)
Varun Shankar, Washington Post, 29 June 2024
Players who dribbled endlessly, or attempted low-percentage fadeaway three-pointers, were also dealt with gently.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 June 2024
In the third quarter, Gordon missed a fadeaway jumper but aggressively pursued the offensive rebound.
—Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 14 May 2024
Murray drilled two game-winners to beat the Lakers: a ridiculous fadeaway over Anthony Davis in Game 2 and the dagger in Game 5 while playing on a bum calf.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 5 May 2024
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The 21-year-old took two hard dribbles before sinking a fadeaway.
—Varun Shankar, Washington Post, 29 June 2024
Players who dribbled endlessly, or attempted low-percentage fadeaway three-pointers, were also dealt with gently.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 June 2024
In the third quarter, Gordon missed a fadeaway jumper but aggressively pursued the offensive rebound.
—Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 14 May 2024
Murray drilled two game-winners to beat the Lakers: a ridiculous fadeaway over Anthony Davis in Game 2 and the dagger in Game 5 while playing on a bum calf.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 5 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fade (away)
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Put simply, hotter water evaporates more readily, and rising columns of warm, moist air from that evaporation are ultimately what drive hurricanes and their rapid intensification.Benji Jones, Vox, 26 Sep. 2024
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And this vast water evaporation from AI data centers is a major environmental issue and definitely not talked about enough.WIRED Staff, WIRED, 26 Sep. 2024
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The passing of time is central to the grand effect of Say Nothing.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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The passing of the baton is official: British maestro Alexander Shelley will succeed Carl St.Clair as artistic and musical director of the Pacific Symphony Orchestra.Samantha Dunn, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
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Many of these no-frills dining spots have vanished, but others are being lovingly reinvented.Austin Bush, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2024
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Meat and chicken all but vanished from the markets months ago, but there are still some local vegetables.Wafaa Shurafa and Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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The formic acid eventually evaporates as the noodle flies through the air to the metal plate.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Nov. 2024
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Their optimism that China can offer good-faith partnerships has largely evaporated.Leslie Vinjamuri, Foreign Affairs, 15 Nov. 2024
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Just as importantly, this enables building complex models of the operating environment as well as other robots without burdening the on-robot processing, which is typically constrained by cost, power consumption, heat dissipation and other constraints.Florian Pestoni, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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Both numerically and anecdotally, the slight dissipation of the pre-Masters hype storm cloud that annually builds over Rory McIlroy’s head is probably a good thing.Justin Ray, The Athletic, 10 Apr. 2024
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With federal support falling away and a less supportive national policy, the innovation that has come from start-ups and private companies in this space may be negatively affected.London Business School, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Should this effort fall short—and should U.S. support fall away—the price will be steep.Norbert Röttgen, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2024
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In 2024 the German government announced progress, with foreign qualification recognitions up and a record number of work visas expected to be given out.Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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Several miles in with good forward momentum, Hattie’s ankle gave out, sending her rolling to the ground.Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024
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The afternoon’s snowfall is expected to taper off about 7-8 p.m., though residents may see flurries throughout the remainder of the night.Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
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The wet weather had tapered off by Monday afternoon, leading to clear skies and sunny, albeit cool conditions.Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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“Fade (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fade%20%28away%29. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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