as in clam
a cold aloof person
his wife is such an icicle you're lucky to get so much as a greeting from her
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Recent Examples of icicle
Above the family, an array of winter jackets and coats hang alongside a string of white icicle lights.
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Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Artwork throughout the property also nods to H20 with dramatic glass sculptures by Dale Chihuly resembling icicles and flowing water spouts in entrance areas, and nimbus clouds design features in guestrooms.
—Blane Bachelor, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2025
This scenic gorge captivates in winter, when water rushing over the vertical cliff walls freezes into a silent, crystal cathedral of blue-and-white icicles.
—Lisa Kadane, AFAR Media, 1 Apr. 2025
Direct fatalities Direct fatalities include deaths due to things like cold weather exposure, avalanches and icicles falling, Hurley said.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 29 Jan. 2024
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Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Artwork throughout the property also nods to H20 with dramatic glass sculptures by Dale Chihuly resembling icicles and flowing water spouts in entrance areas, and nimbus clouds design features in guestrooms.
—Blane Bachelor, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2025
This scenic gorge captivates in winter, when water rushing over the vertical cliff walls freezes into a silent, crystal cathedral of blue-and-white icicles.
—Lisa Kadane, AFAR Media, 1 Apr. 2025
Direct fatalities Direct fatalities include deaths due to things like cold weather exposure, avalanches and icicles falling, Hurley said.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 29 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for icicle
Noun
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The tiny shrimp-like crustaceans quickly returned to the clam, suggesting a strong relationship with the host species.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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Like previous-generation models, the charging case has a slide-open top, rather than open like a clam.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Off the coast of Antarctica, Endurance became trapped by drifting pack ice—giant icebergs that form in the fall and winter.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
7 Oct. 2025
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Writing is an iceberg sort of art form where only 10% of the work ends up on the page; the other 90% includes excavating each character’s backstory.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Tomasek’s power play misses After Demko gloved his shot from the slot, David Tomasek bent over with his stick resting across his knees and bowed his head.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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My grandfather used to use a wooden walking stick and beat back the nettles—just savage them.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Here’s what to know about stopping a GLP-1, including the potential side effects of quitting cold turkey, and how to come up with a tapering plan with your doctor.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Flow Space,
5 Aug. 2025
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Families are establishing screen-free zones in their homes, states are banning phones in schools, and a new kind of summer camp has emerged: digital detox camps, which can cost around $2,000 a week, and promise to wean attendees off screens by going cold turkey for the summer.—
Elana Klein,
Wired News,
21 July 2025
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“Icicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/icicle. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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