as in to melt
to go from a solid to a liquid state
will have to let the apple juice concentrate thaw before you can mix it with water
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At the time of Nixon’s trip, the U.S. and Beijing had not had diplomatic relations for 25 years, and it was seen as a sign of thawing relations.
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Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
The Mexican restaurant was given a yellow placard for mold-like growth and food being improperly thawed.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The big picture: The sale could be a sign of an office market that is beginning to thaw from the effects of COVID-19 remote work trends.
—Zachery Eanes, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Cool-season crops can be started from seed indoors in early spring and the seedlings transplanted outdoors in April in the Chicago region, once the soil is thoroughly thawed and drained.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
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Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
The Mexican restaurant was given a yellow placard for mold-like growth and food being improperly thawed.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The big picture: The sale could be a sign of an office market that is beginning to thaw from the effects of COVID-19 remote work trends.
—Zachery Eanes, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Cool-season crops can be started from seed indoors in early spring and the seedlings transplanted outdoors in April in the Chicago region, once the soil is thoroughly thawed and drained.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for thaw
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“Thaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thaw. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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