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Recent Examples of icebreaker
An adequate European presence requires basing more infrastructure, rapid-reaction capabilities, reliable communications, and most urgently, icebreakers there.
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Michael E. O’Hanlon, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2025
It was meant to be a friendly, low-stakes icebreaker; explained as an activity that Maezawa and his team frequently played together.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
The Elimination Challenge With the icebreaker challenge behind them, the chefs faced their first elimination challenge, and the stakes were immediately raised.
—Buddha Lo, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Among the inaugural honorees is Le Commandant Charcot, the world’s first luxury icebreaker.
—Passport By Forbeslife, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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Michael E. O’Hanlon, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2025
It was meant to be a friendly, low-stakes icebreaker; explained as an activity that Maezawa and his team frequently played together.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
The Elimination Challenge With the icebreaker challenge behind them, the chefs faced their first elimination challenge, and the stakes were immediately raised.
—Buddha Lo, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Among the inaugural honorees is Le Commandant Charcot, the world’s first luxury icebreaker.
—Passport By Forbeslife, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for icebreaker
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Fix yourself a giant glass of sweet tea, and have an early cold plate supper on your front porch or back deck.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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Lamb with Szechuan mala spices and grilled Spanish octopus were worth finding the last remaining available corners of my stomach, while a wagyu beef tenderloin was the tender, carnivorous pièce de résistance for my last supper in Singapore.—
Cameron Sperance,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Apr. 2025
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Before boarding the barge in Inverness, travelers can visit Culloden Moor, the scene of the famous 1746 battle, a pivotal moment in Outlander and Clava Cairns, the burial site of a prehistoric clan chieftain, widely believed to have inspired the standing stones of Craigh na Dun in the series.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Usually accommodating 6 to 12 passengers, the barges can navigate canals dating back to the early 1600s.—
Jeri Clausing,
AFAR Media,
10 Apr. 2025
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The first drop for the brand noted limited quantities of a crêpe mix, shortbread cookie mix, a few flavors of tea, flower sprinkles, honey and a raspberry spread, all of which sold out in less than an hour.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Simultaneously, the cup will keep your coffee and tea piping hot.—
Izzy Baskette,
People.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The final design is a masterclass in symbolism; from luxe red bottoms nodding to fashion culture, to a peach gold grill detail on the tongue, to a sock liner featuring Atlanta’s iconic zone map.—
Cortni Spearman,
Refinery29,
29 Apr. 2025
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Like the cherry on top of a ice cream sundae, plumping glosses are a finishing touch on your overall makeup look, whether worn alone or layered over your favorite lip liner for an all around juicy pout.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
27 Apr. 2025
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Casual and quick to pull together, driveway socials allow neighbors to meet up (sans formal invitations) without the pressure of major party planning.—
Caitlin Sole,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 May 2025
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People are loving your work, making explainer videos on socials, and shouting you out.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2025
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Sure enough, Spenser’s workers had quickly filled a tanker with keys and keys of coke, and Henry and Garza were set to provide a police escort.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
27 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, given Boeing’s dismal record of performance problems and cost overruns on both civilian airliners and defense systems like the Osprey aircraft and the KC-46 refueling tanker, accelerating spending on the company’s new F-47 combat aircraft program is not prudent.—
William Hartung,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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The announcement comes as tensions surge across the Middle East, with the U.S. deploying more warships and aircraft in response to Iranian threats, escalating its military campaign against the Houthis in Yemen, and as Israel intensifies its strikes in Gaza and Lebanon.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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The gap between conventional warships and autonomous ones keeps getting blurred as the latter grow in size and capabilities.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
24 Apr. 2025
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Coal operators hopeful but cautious On a chilly mid-April morning, workers and leaders from coal and related businesses poured into the convention center in Charleston for the annual Coal Show and symposium amid a new air of hope.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Public interest around Reyna’s situation sustained into early 2023, when Gregg Berhalter’s comments at a leadership symposium went public.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Icebreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/icebreaker. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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