as in clam
a cold aloof person
a brilliant doctor, no doubt, but both patients and staff complain that he is an iceberg
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Recent Examples of iceberg
No one should say the Padres have hit an iceberg.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
In just a fairly short stretch of the channel, five glaciers descend from the Cordillera Darwin range to the sea, casting off icebergs into the turquoise water.
—Stefanie Waldek, AFAR Media, 12 Sep. 2025
Open Jobs For instance, open jobs, when taken with the measurement of total unemployed, will tell you about the size of the iceberg below the surface.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Scambos says this is part of the normal life cycle of icebergs, something that's been happening for millennia, and doesn't appear to be part of climate change.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
In just a fairly short stretch of the channel, five glaciers descend from the Cordillera Darwin range to the sea, casting off icebergs into the turquoise water.
—Stefanie Waldek, AFAR Media, 12 Sep. 2025
Open Jobs For instance, open jobs, when taken with the measurement of total unemployed, will tell you about the size of the iceberg below the surface.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Scambos says this is part of the normal life cycle of icebergs, something that's been happening for millennia, and doesn't appear to be part of climate change.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for iceberg
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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Delicate snowflakes and icicles will catch the light for a wintry sparkle, while gingerbread ornaments add a sweet nostalgic touch.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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Behind her is a snow- and icicle-clad ridge.—
Todd Melby,
Twin Cities,
15 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
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“Iceberg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iceberg. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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