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
The world’s largest iceberg has run aground off the coast of a remote island in the Atlantic Ocean, according to British researchers.
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
On April 14, just before midnight, the 882-foot ship struck an iceberg, sparking a chain of events that would lead to one of the most dramatic shipwrecks in history, killing roughly 1,500 people, per Britannica.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The breaking off of this huge iceberg is an example of the ongoing shrinkage happening at the earth's poles over the past few decades as part of climate change.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
According to Clémence Poirier, a cybersecurity researcher at ETH Zurich in Switzerland, the incident, which killed 38 people, is just the tip of an increasingly frightening iceberg.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
On April 14, just before midnight, the 882-foot ship struck an iceberg, sparking a chain of events that would lead to one of the most dramatic shipwrecks in history, killing roughly 1,500 people, per Britannica.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The breaking off of this huge iceberg is an example of the ongoing shrinkage happening at the earth's poles over the past few decades as part of climate change.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
According to Clémence Poirier, a cybersecurity researcher at ETH Zurich in Switzerland, the incident, which killed 38 people, is just the tip of an increasingly frightening iceberg.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for iceberg
Noun
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As if lazy days on a boat and spaghetti with clams were somehow un-Tuscan.—
Lee Marshall,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2025
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The Avs are happy as clams with Mackenzie Blackwood, who’s 28 and blocks out the sun.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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It was filled with flowers, candles, branches and crystal icicles to create a winter wonderland.—
Emy LaCroix,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Another high point was snowshoeing in a forested canyon where a waterfall was all icicles.—
Fran Golden,
AFAR Media,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The previous two pucks that got by Pickard came off Moore’s stick.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Taylor appeared to provide her team with a two-goal cushion on a curl around the right post with 1:35 left, but her stick hit Maryland senior defender Sophie Halus on the head, and the goal was waived off after video review.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Iceberg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iceberg. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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