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: a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
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: an emotionally cold person
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Examples of iceberg in a Sentence
a brilliant doctor, no doubt, but both patients and staff complain that he is an iceberg
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Like icebergs, the top portion of an ant hill is just the beginning, and ant hills can extend several feet beneath the soil surface.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2025
The beach gets its moniker from the icebergs that wash up on the black volcanic sand beach.
—Mariette Williams, AFAR Media, 7 Apr. 2025
For Sunnyvale’s Carla Klein, a close-up view of icebergs, penguins, seals and whales were among the highlights of a trip to Argentina and Antarctica earlier this year.
—Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 15 June 2025
However, Ilulissat and its icebergs are Greenland's biggest tourist draw.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 14 June 2025
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2025
The beach gets its moniker from the icebergs that wash up on the black volcanic sand beach.
—Mariette Williams, AFAR Media, 7 Apr. 2025
For Sunnyvale’s Carla Klein, a close-up view of icebergs, penguins, seals and whales were among the highlights of a trip to Argentina and Antarctica earlier this year.
—Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 15 June 2025
However, Ilulissat and its icebergs are Greenland's biggest tourist draw.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 14 June 2025
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“Iceberg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iceberg. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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iceberg
noun
ice·berg
ˈīs-ˌbərg 
: a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
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