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 Meijers explained the circumstances that led to the iceberg’s breakup. Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025 But that’s just the tip of the toxic iceberg. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025 Tourists in Iceland were met by the unexpected scene of an iceberg calving during a tour of the Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon. Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025 Yang is genius not just for playing the easy pickins of George Santos but high-concept lunacy like a gay oompaloompa and the iceberg that sunk the Titanic. Steven Zeitch, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for iceberg
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Noun
  • The menu is a wonderland of seafood, from clams in white wine to seafood soup with shrimp clams and mussels.
    Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • And that may be even more satisfying than a clam appetizer.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • More information about how to deal with icicles at your home can be found here.
    Cheryl Vari, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • Above the family, an array of winter jackets and coats hang alongside a string of white icicle lights.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • Taking butter from a charming dish at breakfast feels warmer and more intentional than peeling back the wrapper on a cold stick from the fridge.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025
  • That sort of body type — not stick-thin, per se, but thin and muscular — is most usually found in white, northern European women, Wachs said.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Iceberg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iceberg. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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