unfreezes

verb

present tense third-person singular of unfreeze
as in thaws

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  1. thaws
  2. melts
  3. dissolves
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  • Hig thaws out a bit when an emergency landing drops him in the orbit of a paranoid rancher (Guy Pearce) and his daughter, Cima (Margaret Qualley).
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Early-warning system As climate change accelerates the retreat of tidewater glaciers and thaws the permafrost holding Arctic mountains together, the structural integrity of these landscapes is failing.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 May 2026
Definition of thaws
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  • Step into this red light foot wrap and watch as your fatigue melts away.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • In laser powder bed fusion (LPBF), a 3D printing method, a laser selectively melts layers of metal powder to form complex internal passages and cavities.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of melts
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  • The sherbet-like balm melts into a silky oil that dissolves makeup, sunscreen, and the day’s buildup, while olive and jojoba oils and antioxidant-rich acerola, cranberry, and pomegranate extracts leave skin feeling soft and refreshed.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 6 Oct. 2026
  • After things go awry in the Congo, the family in The Poisonwood Bible dissolves readily.
    — Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of dissolves
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“Unfreezes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfreezes. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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